A fire blight-resistant mid-season pear with good fruit quality. Released in 1993 jointly by R.L. Bell and T. van der Zwet, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Appalachian Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville, W.Va., and The Ohio State Univ. Moonglow × Beurre d' Anjou; cross made by H.J. Brooks in Beltsville, Md., in 1961; tested as U.S. 62537-048. Not patented. Origin: Tree: medium size; precocity and productivity similar to Anjou; fire blight resistance greater than Seckel. Fruit: medium size, 65 mm in diam.; ovate-pyriform; skin light green, glossy. Flesh moderately fine, buttery with some small grit under skin; flavor subacid and mild, similar to Anjou. Ripens 2 weeks after Bartlett; stores for 8 weeks or less.
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