Bon-Chrétien Fondant
PearBon-Chrétien Fondant
Origin and History
An ancient Flemish pear. Historical note: not to be confounded with Épine d'Été, although the name Bugiarda has been used as a synonym for both varieties.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large; oblong-pyriform.
Skin: Green, sprinkled with small dots of deep green; fundamental green color changes to lemon-yellow on maturity.
Stem, Cavity, and Basin: Not described in source.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, very melting and juicy, sweet, delicately perfumed. Quality rated as good.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October and November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The variety appears in early American and European pomological literature under the name Bon-Chrétien de Bruxelles (Mas, 1881).
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Bon-Chrétien Fondant.
- Downing Fr. Trees Am. 704. 1869. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 7:113, fig. 537. 1881. Bon-Chrétien de Bruxelles. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:453, fig. 1867.
An ancient Flemish pear which must not be confounded with Épine d'Été although Bugiarda has been used as a synonym for both. Fruit large, oblong-pyriform, green, sprinkled with small dots of deep green, the fundamental green changing to lemon-yellow on maturity; flesh whitish, very melting and juicy, sweet, delicately perfumed; good; Oct. and Nov.