Alexandra de Russie
PearAlexandra de Russie
Origin/History
Raised by M. Bouvier of Jodoigne, Belgium, and named in honor of Emperor Alexander of Russia. First documented in Lindley's Guide to the Orchard and Garden (1831).
Fruit
Size: Above medium.
Form: Rather pyramidal, with an uneven surface.
Skin: Light green, changing to yellowish-green at maturity. Sun-exposed side develops a tinge of brownish-red, with fine pale brown-russet staining appearing either in streaks or patches.
Flesh and Flavor: White, gritty, very juicy, buttery, with a rich, aromatic flavor.
Season
Late October.
Uses
A good dessert pear.
Tree
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 de Russie. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 363. 1831. Raised by M. Bouvier, Jodoigne, Bel., and named in honor of the Emperor Alexander of Russia. Fruit above medium, rather pyramidal, with an uneven surface, light green changing to yellowish-green, with a tinge of brownish-red on the side exposed to the sun where also it is somewhat stained with a fine, pale brown-russet, either in streaks or patches; flesh white, gritty, very juicy, buttery, with a rich, aromatic flavor. A good dessert pear; late Oct.