Bon-Chrétien Mathieu Joseph Lamarche
PearBon-Chrétien Mathieu Joseph Lamarche
Origin/History
Said to have been raised about the middle of the eighteenth century in a Belgian monastic garden.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, irregular-pyriform.
Surface: Rough to the touch.
Skin (Immature): Bright green, striped with russet and sprinkled with black dots.
Skin (Mature): Rich golden-yellow.
Flesh: White, buttery, melting.
Juice: Very abundant.
Flavor: Delicate savor of the peach and the aroma of the raspberry.
Quality: First-rate.
Season
End of October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, Seeds, Stem
Not described in source.
Source Reference: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); originally described in Annales de Pomologie Belge 3:99, fig. 1855.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Bon-Chrétien Mathieu Joseph Lamarche.
- Ann. Pom. Belge 3:99, fig. 1855.
Said to have been raised about the middle of the eighteenth century in a Belgian monastic garden. Fruit large, irregular-pyriform, rough to the touch, bright green, striped with russet and sprinkled with black dots, becoming rich golden-yellow on maturity; flesh white, buttery, melting; juice very abundant, with a delicate savor of the peach and the aroma of the raspberry; first; end of Oct.