Belle Isle d'Angers
PearBelle Isle d'Angers
Origin and History Not described in source.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, globular-oval.
Skin: Almost entirely covered with a coat of greenish dark brown russet which is very fine and smooth to the touch and covered with large, gray dots. On the shaded side, the greenish-yellow ground-color is exposed, covered with large, russet dots.
Flesh and Flavor: White, rather coarse, semi-buttery, very juicy, sweet and slightly perfumed.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season December.
Uses Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.
Other Quality rating: second or third (per Hedrick's classification).
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Hogg, Fruit Manual, p. 494 (1884).
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Belle Isle d'Angers. i. Hogg Fruit Man. 494. 1884. Fruit medium, globular-oval, almost entirely covered with a coat of greenish dark brown russet which is very fine and smooth to the touch and covered with large, gray dots; on the shaded side the greenish-yellow ground-color is exposed, covered with large, russet dots; flesh white, rather coarse, semi-buttery, very juicy, sweet and slightly perfumed; second or third; Dec.