Avril
PearAvril
Alternate names: D'Avril, Poire d'Avril
Origin/History
Not described in source.
Tree
Vigorous grower. Productive.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, roundish, obtuse pyriform.
Stem: Long and curved, inserted usually in a depression.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Deep and irregular.
Skin: Greenish yellow, slightly shaded and somewhat spotted with russet, and thickly covered with russet dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, compact, coarse, granular, juicy, half-melting, sweet, and agreeable.
Season
November to February.
Uses
A good baking pear.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Avril.
D'Avril. Poire d'Avril.
Tree a vigorous grower, productive.
Fruit large, roundish, obtuse pyriform. Skin greenish yellow, slightly shaded and somewhat spotted with russet, and thickly covered with russet dots. Stalk long and curved, inserted usually in a depression. Calyx closed, basin deep and irregular. Flesh whitish, compact, coarse, granular, juicy, half-melting, sweet, and agreeable. A good baking pear. November to February.