Tree Type: Pear, dessertHarvesting Date: Late September
Location: South Lyon, MI (TB)
Approximate Tree Age: 25-30 years
Tree Status: Cultivated, Home Orchard
Possible Tree Varieties: Conference
Fruit size: Small/medium
Shape: Round with slender neck
Fruit color: Golden yellow with many small, delicate lenticels and some russeting
Skin: Thin, course where russeted
Flesh: Deep cream
Additional notes on appearance:
Taste: Fresh, light taste with spice notes and a floral scent. Skin is nutty.
Texture: Buttery, smooth flesh
Additional notes on taste: Almost musky in a pleasant way. The sweet notes are not honey, which is so common with smooth fleshed pears, and are more vinous.
Disease/Pest notes: none apparent, though adjacent trees have coddling moth
