Bon-Chrétien d'Hiver Panache
PearBon-Chrétien d'Hiver Panache
Origin / History
A variegated form of Bon Chrétien d'Hiver, propagated by Louis Noisette at Brunoy, Seine-et-Oise, France, in 1802. Described by Leroy, Dictionnaire Pomologique 1:467, with a figure (1867), and by Kenrick, American Orchardist, p. 184 (1833), under the name "Striped Bon Chrétien."
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Not described in source.
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: Bright green, finely dotted and stained with brownish-red, and covered with large yellow streaks extending from the stalk to the calyx. It differs from its type, Bon Chrétien d'Hiver, only in the coloring of the skin.
Dots: Fine.
Flesh and flavor: More melting than that of its type, Bon Chrétien d'Hiver.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
A variegated form of Bon Chrétien d'Hiver, differing from it only in skin coloring and in its more melting flesh.
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-Chretien d'Hiver Panache, i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 1:467, fig. 1867. Striped Bon Chretien. 2. Kenrick Am. Orch. 184. 1833.
A variegated form of Bon Chretien d'Hiver propagated by Louis Noisette at Brunoy, Seine-et-Oise, Fr., in 1802. It differs only from its type in the coloring of its skin which is bright green, finely dotted and stained with brownish-red and covered with large, yellow streaks extending from the stalk to the calyx, and in its flesh being more melting.