Adele de Saint-Denis
PearAdele de Saint-Denis
Origin / History
Raised by M. Guéraud, Saint-Denis, near Paris, about 1840.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Obtuse-pyriform.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish-yellow, strongly dotted and marked with fawn-colored russet.
Dots: Strong.
Flesh and flavor: Yellowish, fine, melting, juicy, rather gritty around core, sugary, acidulous. Quality first.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October and November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Adele de Saint-Denis. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:85, fig. 1867. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 469. 1884. Adele. 3. Le Bon Jard. 356. 1882. Raised by M. Guéraud, Saint-Denis, near Paris, about 1840. Fruit medium, obtuse-pyriform, greenish-yellow, strongly dotted and marked with fawn-colored russet; flesh yellowish, fine, melting, juicy, rather gritty around core, sugary, acidulous; first; Oct. and Nov.