Armand Prevost

Pear

Armand Prevost

Origin/History

Origin unknown.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Medium in size. Form oblong-obovate, narrowing from the bulge to the calyx, with even and regular contour. Skin fine golden-yellow with an orange cheek, minutely dotted with russet. Flesh half-melting, juicy, without much flavor.

Season

October.

Quality & Uses

Rated poor.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921). Also cited in Hogg, Fruit Manual (1884), p. 484.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Armand Prevost. i. Hogg Fruit Man. 484. 1884. Origin unknown. Fruit medium, oblong-obovate, narrowing from the bulge to the calyx, even and regular in contour; a fine golden-yellow, with an orange cheek minutely dotted with russet; flesh half-melting, juicy, without much flavor; poor; Oct.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)