Bon-Chrétien Bonnamour
PearBon-Chrétien Bonnamour
Origin / History
Raised in 1895 by M. Guillot, Rhône, France, and placed on the market in 1898.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large to very large.
Form: Of typical Bartlett form, rather contracted at the lower end, smooth.
Stem: Obliquely hollowed around the stalk.
Cavity: Obliquely hollowed around the stalk.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Smooth, shining, covered with fawn-russet and often tinted on the side next the sun.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh fine, melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed; first class.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / 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)Bon-Chrétien Bonnamour.
- Rev. Hort. 76. 1898. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 196, fig. 1906.
Raised in 1895 by M. Guillot, Rhône, Fr., and placed on the market in 1898. Fruit large to very large, of typical Bartlett form, rather contracted at the lower end and obliquely hollowed around the stalk, smooth, shining, and covered with fawn-russet and often tinted on the side next the sun; flesh fine, melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed; first class.