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Bonne des Zoes

Pear

Bonne des Zoes

Origin/History

Described as a recent introduction in England in 1855.

Tree

Productive; suitable as a standard form.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Quality: First (first-rate dessert variety)

Form, Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Skin, Flesh, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September

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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Bonne des Zoes.

i. McIntosh Bk. Card. 2:463. 1855.

Described as a recent introduction in England in 1855. Fruit medium; first; Sept.; tree productive, making a good standard.

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