Carrière
PearCarrière
Origin/History
The original tree was located at Poncet, France. In 1866, it was documented to be approximately 200 years old.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Small, pyriform.
Skin: Golden-yellow, dotted with brown-gray on the shaded side and bright yellow on the side exposed to the sun, washed with brilliant red.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish-white, breaking, rather dry, sweet, acidulous, agreeable, without perfume.
Quality: Second (second-class fruit).
Season
July and August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Sources:
- Gard. Chron. 1046. 1866
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:529, fig. 1867
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Carrière.
- Gard. Chron. 1046. 1866. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:529, fig. 1867.
In 1866 the original tree was still existing at Poncet, Fr., being then about 200 years old.
Fruit small, pyriform, golden-yellow, dotted with brown-gray on the shaded side and bright yellow on the side of the sun, washed with brilliant red; flesh yellowish-white, breaking, rather dry, sweet, acidulous, agreeable, without perfume; second; July and Aug.