Ange
PearAnge
Origin and History
One of the most ancient varieties in France. At a very early date it was dedicated to the "Angels" and later to the "Virgin Mary," and was known by both names simultaneously from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Small to medium, variable but generally more globular-turbinate than oblong or ovate.
Skin: Deep green changing to yellow, dotted with gray, washed with red-brown on the side to the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: White, melting, very juicy, sugary, acidulous, having a strong perfume of anis.
Season
August and September.
Uses
First for dessert and also for preserves.
Subtypes and Variants
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)Ange. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:138. 1768. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:131, fig. 1867. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 480. 1884.
This is one of the most ancient varieties in France. At a very early date it was dedicated to the "Angels" and later to the "Virgin Mary" and was known by the two names simultaneously from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. Fruit small to medium, variable but generally more globular-turbinate than oblong or ovate, deep green changing to yellow, dotted with gray, washed with red-brown on the side to the sun; flesh white, melting, very juicy, sugary, acidulous, having a strong perfume of anis; first for dessert and also for preserves; Aug. and Sept.