Caesar
PearCaesar
Origin/History Extensively cultivated in the French Department of Lorraine in the early part of the nineteenth century. First recorded reference: Prince Pomological Manual, vol. 1, p. 98 (1832).
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large
Form: Obovate-pyriform
Skin: Smooth. Pale yellow in the shade, deeper next the sun, sometimes slightly tinged with red. Sprinkled with minute specks.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin: Not described in source.
Flesh: Very white, breaking (crisp texture).
Flavor: Rich and rather musky.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season December
Maturation and Storage On maturing, becomes soft rapidly.
Uses Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants 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)Caesar.
- Prince Pom. Man. 1:98. 1832.
Extensively cultivated in the French Department of Lorraine in the early part of the nineteenth century. Fruit large, obovate-pyriform, smooth, pale yellow in the shade, deeper next the sun and sometimes slightly tinged with red, sprinkled with minute specks; flesh very white, breaking, of a rich and rather musky flavor; on maturing becomes soft rapidly; Dec.