Description
One of the first pears to ripen each season, producing good crops of medium-sized yellow-green fruit flushed with red. The flesh is pale yellow and very juicy sugary and with plenty of lemony acidity. The tree-Æs growth is moderate with a slightly drooping nature. Raised in Massachusetts, USA in 1860 by Thaddeus Clapp. Timing picking is crucial as the fruit is inclined to -ægo sleepy-Æ (rot) from the core.For help with choosing the correct rootstock for your needs, please click here A Guide to Rootstocks
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