An early-midseason European dessert pear with large fruit size. Origin: Purdue University, by J. Janick. US571 × Honeysweet; crossed 1978; selected 1993; released 2006. USPP 16,759; 4 July 2006. Tree: vigorous; rounded, spreading; bears annually; tolerant to fire blight (Erwinia amylovora), similar to Honeysweet. Fruit: pyriform, 120 mm long by 90 mm wide; stem short, 19 mm, stout; skin green-yellow with occasional orange blush, thin, glossy, light russet; flesh yellow-white, moderately juicy, developing buttery texture and slight aroma when ripe, SS 13% to 15%; small core; harvest mid-August in Lafayette; can be stored 6 weeks at 1°C.
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