Blanquet a Longue Queue

Pear

Blanquet a Longue Queue

Origin/History

Of very ancient and unknown origin. Mentioned by various French authors of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Documented by Duhamel (1768) and Mas (1866-73).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small.

Form: Ovate-pyriform, bossed and corrugated at summit, smooth.

Skin: Pale yellow, slightly streaked with tender rose on the sun-touched cheek.

Flesh: White, semi-fine, melting, seldom gritty, juicy.

Flavor: Acidulous, sweet, with a slightly musky and delicate perfume.

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem: Not described in source.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

End of July and August.

Uses

Not described in source.

Quality Rating

Second.

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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Blanquet a Longue Queue.

Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:131. 1768.

Mas Le Verger 2:233, fig. 13. 1866-73.

Of very ancient and unknown origin, mentioned by various French authors of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Fruit small, ovate-pyriform, bossed and corrugated at summit, smooth, pale yellow, slightly streaked with tender rose on the sun-touched cheek; flesh white, semi-fine, melting, seldom gritty, juicy, acidulous, sweet, with a slightly musky and delicate perfume; second; end of July and Aug.

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

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