Ananas d'Été
Pear
Ananas d'Été
Origin/History
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.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Above medium, obtuse-pyriform.
Color and Surface: Yellowish-green with brownish tinge next the sun; covered with large, rough, brown-russet dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Delicate, buttery, melting flesh with a pleasant, perfumed flavor. Quality: first.
Season
Mid-September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Other
Cited in Hogg, Fruit Manual, 1884; referenced in U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921).
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.