Alexandra Chomer
PearAlexandra Chomer
Origin / History
Raised by M. Liabaud; introduced in 1887. Described by Mathieu in Nomenclature Pomologique (1889), p. 167.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Similar to Bartlett shortened.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Clear green passing into yellow at maturity.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh very fine, melting, juicy. Quality "first."
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December and January.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Alexandra Chomer. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 167. 1889.
Raised by M. Liabaud; introduced in 1887.
Fruit large; in form similar to Bartlett shortened, clear green passing into yellow at maturity; flesh very fine, melting, juicy; first; Dec. and Jan.