Cavaignac

Pear

Cavaignac

Origin and History

Raised by Van Mons, 1852.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Skin: Rough; green, changing to yellowish-green, blushed with red on the sun-exposed side

Flavor and Aroma: Devoid of scent and flavor

Season

September

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Cavaignac.

Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:96. 1856.

Raised by Van Mons, 1852. Fruit medium; skin rough, green changing to yellowish-green, blushed with red on the sun-exposed side; devoid of scent and flavor; Sept.

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