Adele de Saint-Denis
PearAdele de Saint-Denis
Pear variety
Origin and History
Raised by M. Guéraud, Saint-Denis, near Paris, about 1840.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Obtuse-pyriform
Skin: Greenish-yellow, strongly dotted and marked with fawn-colored russet
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, fine, melting, juicy, rather gritty around the core; sugary and acidulous. Classified as first-rate.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source (grittiness around core noted in flesh description).
Season
October and November
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes or Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); also cited in Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:85, fig. 1867 and Hogg Fruit Manual 469, 1884.
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.