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Cerise Double

Pear

Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Pyriform (pear-shaped), slightly swollen about the middle.

Skin: Pale green, changing to yellow on ripening; lightly dotted with brown.

Flesh: White; breaking texture. Flavor slightly astringent.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx/Basin: Not described in source.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

August.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Source citation: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Guide Pratique 89 (1895).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Cerise Double,

  1. Guide Prat. 89. 1895. Fruit medium, pyriform, slightly swollen about the middle, pale green changing to yellow on ripening, lightly dotted with brown; flesh white, breaking, with a slightly astringent flavor; Aug.
U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
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