Pear ‘Seckel’ produces small to medium-sized gourmet fruit with a golden color and a red blush. The yellow flesh is finely grained, juicy, and melting with spicy overtones, making it an excellent choice for eating. Pear ‘Seckel’ is resistant to fireblight and its pollinators include Pear ‘Packham’s Triumph’ and Pear ‘Winter Nelis’. Pear ‘Seckel’ produces white blossoms in the spring and yellow and orange autumn leaves, adding to its visual appeal. Pear is deciduous and native to Europe. Learn more about Pear. Pear ‘Seckel’ is believed to have been discovered in the early 1800s by a farmer growing as a wild seedling near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.