Bergamotte Capraud
PearBergamotte Capraud
Origin/History
An old French pear, historically confounded with Bergamotte Cadet.
Tree
Vigorous and productive. Young wood light reddish yellow brown.
Fruit
Form and size: Medium, roundish oblate.
Skin: Greenish yellow, netted and patched with russet, and thickly sprinkled with russet dots.
Stem: Long, inserted in a broad, rather shallow cavity.
Calyx: Open.
Flesh and flavor: Yellowish, juicy, melting, sweet, slightly vinous. Quality rated as good.
Basin: Not described in source.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
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)Bergamotte Capraud.
Crapaud.
An old French Pear, heretofore confounded with Bergamotte Cadet. Tree vigorous, productive. Young wood light reddish yellow brown.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate, greenish yellow, netted and patched with russet, and thickly sprinkled with russet dots. Stalk long, in a broad, rather shallow cavity. Calyx open. Flesh yellowish, juicy, melting, sweet, slightly vinous. Good. October.