Cerise Brune

Pear

Cerise Brune

Origin/History

Described in Guide Pratique (1895). Included in U.P. Hedrick's The Pears of New York (1921).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, regular in form.

Skin: Greenish, passing into yellow at maturity; speckled with brown dots.

Flesh and Flavor: White; rather astringent, with a savor at once sour and sweet.

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Core, and Seeds

Not described in source.

Season

July and August.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Cerise Brune. i. Guide Prat. 89. 1895. Fruit medium, regular in form, greenish, passing into yellow at maturity, speckled with brown dots; flesh white, rather astringent, with a savor at once sour and sweet; July and Aug.

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