A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 4-8m high.
A standard for midseason dessert pears in western Europe. Origin: at Sawbridgeworth, England, by Thos. Rivers and Sons and introd. in 1894. Leon LeClerc de Laval o.p. Exhibited at the National British Pear Conference in 1885, for which it was later named. Tree: moderately vigorous. Susceptible to fire blight. Fruit: medium to large size; long pyriform; skin smooth, green, unevenly russeted; flesh pale yellow with pink tinge, tender, melting, very juicy, sweet. Season October and November; good storage life. Cropping early, regular, heavy; tends to produce misshapen parthenocarpic fruit. Self-fertile, diploid; good pollen.
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