Audibert
PearAudibert
Origin / History
An old French pear raised in the Department of Bouches-des-Rhone, France, previous to the year 1814 (Hedrick). Hedrick cites Leroy, Dict. Pom. 1:163, fig. (1867), and Prince, Pom. Man. 1:119 (1831), the latter under the name "Belle Audibert", the name also given by Downing as an alternate heading.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large (Downing); medium (Hedrick).
Form: Obovate, obtuse, pyriform (Downing); oblong-obovate-pyriform (Hedrick).
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Pale yellow, orange in the sun (Downing); greenish yellow, washed with tender rose on the side next the sun, often bearing some small brownish stains on the shaded side (Hedrick).
Dots: Extensively dotted with fawn (Hedrick).
Flesh and flavor: White, acidulous, breaking and granulated (Downing); very white, fine, juicy, melting, sugary, vinous, slightly acid, wanting in perfume (Hedrick).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November (Downing).
Uses
Downing: "Good for stewing only." Hedrick: third as a fruit for dessert but first for the kitchen.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Audibert.
Belle Audibert.
Fruit large, obovate obtuse pyriform, pale yellow, orange in sun. Flesh white, breaking, granulated, acidulous. Good for stewing only. November.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Audibert.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:163, fig. 1867. Belle Audibert.
- Prince Pom. Man. 1:119. 1831.
An old French pear raised in the Department of Bouches-des-Rhone, Fr., previous to the year 1814. Fruit medium, oblong-obovate-pyriform, greenish-yellow, extensively dotted with fawn, washed with tender rose on the side next the sun and often bearing some small brownish stains on the shaded side; flesh very white, fine, juicy, melting, sugary, vinous, slightly acid, wanting in perfume; third as a fruit for dessert but first for the kitchen.