Bergamotte Poiteau
PearBergamotte Poiteau
Origin and History
This variety originated from a seed bed created by M. Poiteau of France and was first reported in 1851. It is documented in Mas's Pomologie Générale (vol. 3, p. 21, fig. 107, 1878) and Leroy's Dictionnaire Pomologique (vol. 2, p. 538, 1869).
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, globular-obtuse with an irregular outline.
Skin: Golden yellow, sown with very numerous and extremely fine gray and brown dots. Generally washed with dull red on the side exposed to the sun.
Flesh: Very white, fine, melting, watery.
Flavor and Juice: Juice very saccharine, slightly acid and musky, with an agreeable taste.
Quality: First (first-rate dessert pear).
Season
October.
Tree
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Bergamotte Poiteau.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 3:21, fig. 107. 1878. Poiteau (des Français)
- Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:538, fig. 1869.
This variety came from a seed bed made by M. Poiteau, Fr., and was first reported in 1851. Fruit medium, globular-obtuse, irregular in outline, golden yellow, sown with very numerous and extremely fine gray and brown dots, generally washed with dull red on the side next the sun; flesh very white, fine, melting, watery; juice very saccharine, slightly acid and musky, agreeable; first; Oct.