Ananas d'Été
PearAnanas d'Été
Origin / History
Not the Dutch variety of Knoop, but the type known in the British Isles as Ananas d'Été or King William Pear. Hogg, Fruit Manual, 1884, p. 480.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Above 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: Yellowish-green with brownish tinge next the sun.
Dots: Large, rough, brown-russet dots.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh delicate, buttery, melting, with a pleasant, perfumed flavor. Quality first.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Mid-September.
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)Ananas d'Été.
- Hogg Fruit Man. 480. 1884.
This is not the Dutch variety of Knoop but rather the type known in the British Isles as Ananas d'Été or King William Pear. Fruit above medium, obtuse-pyriform, yellowish-green with brownish tinge next the sun and covered with large, rough, brown-russet dots; flesh delicate, buttery, melting, with a pleasant, perfumed flavor; first; mid-Sept.