Calebasse Tougard
PearCalebasse Tougard
Origin/History
A Belgian pear raised by Van Mons. Hedrick identifies it as a posthumous seedling of Van Mons that first fruited in 1847. It is documented in the Annales de Pomologie Belge (3:95, fig., 1855), Leroy's Dictionnaire de Pomologie (1:521, fig., 1867), and Gardeners' Chronicle (415, 1863).
Tree
Vigorous and productive (Downing). Not further described in sources.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium. Oblong pyriform in shape; Downing notes the apex is sometimes acute, sometimes obtuse. Hedrick describes it simply as pyriform.
Stem: Curved (Downing). Not further described in Hedrick.
Cavity: Not described in sources.
Calyx: Open (Downing). Not described in Hedrick.
Basin: Small and uneven (Downing). Not described in Hedrick.
Skin: Downing describes the ground color as greenish yellow, mostly covered with rough russet and thickly sprinkled with russet dots. Hedrick describes it as yellowish, covered with spots and patches of rough brown-russet.
Flesh and Flavor: The two sources differ on texture and flesh color. Downing describes the flesh as yellowish, rather coarse, juicy, melting, sweet, and aromatic, and rates it good to very good. Hedrick describes the flesh as having a pink tinge, half-melting, juicy, sugary, with a pleasant flavor.
Core/Seeds: Not described in sources.
Season
October (Downing). October and November (Hedrick).
Uses
Not described in sources.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in sources.
Other
Not described in sources.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Calebasse Tougard.
A Belgian Pear raised by Van Mons. Tree vigorous, productive.
Fruit medium, oblong pyriform, sometimes acute, sometimes obtuse. Skin greenish yellow, mostly covered with rough russet, and thickly sprinkled with russet dots. Stalk curved. Calyx open. Basin small, uneven. Flesh yellowish, rather coarse, juicy, melting, sweet, aromatic. Good to very good. October.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Calebasse Tougard.
- Ann. Pom. Belge 3:95, fig. 1855. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:521, fig. 1867. Tougard. 3. Gard. Chron. 415. 1863.
A posthumous seedling of Van Mons, first fruited in 1847. Fruit medium, pyriform, yellowish, covered with spots and patches of rough brown-russet; flesh has a pink tinge, half-melting, juicy, sugary and has a pleasant flavor; Oct. and Nov.