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Bon-Chrétien d'Automne

Pear

Bon-Chrétien d'Automne

Origin / History

Listed by Langley (Pomona, 1729, p. 131) as ready to be gathered August 20. Knoop (Fructologie, 1771) stated that it had the same qualities as the Bon Chrétien d'été but ripens a little later.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Not described in source.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Not described in source.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Soft and friable, but juicy, pleasant and aromatic.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Ready to be gathered August 20 (Langley). Ripens a little later than the Bon Chrétien d'été (Knoop).

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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Bon-Chrétien d'Automne.

  1. Langley Pomona 131. 1729.
  2. Knoop Fructologie 1:82, Tab. II, fig. 1771.

Listed by Langley as ready to be gathered Aug. 20. Knoop stated in 1771 that it had the same qualities as the Bon Chrétien d'été but that it ripens a little later. Fruit large; flesh soft and friable, but juicy, pleasant and aromatic.

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