Baptiste Valette

Pear

Baptiste Valette

Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Vigorous, fertile, pyramidal in form.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Flesh: White, buttery, very fine, melting, juicy.

Skin: Not described in source.

Form: Not described in source.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx/Basin: Not described in source.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Matures early in the season.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Baptiste Valette.

i. Guide Prat. 85. 1895.

Fruit medium; flesh white, buttery, very fine, melting, juicy; matures early in the season. Tree vigorous, fertile, and pyramidal in form.

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