Charles de Guelin
PearCharles de Guelin
Origin / History
Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Turbinate (pear-shaped, broader toward the calyx end).
Skin: Smoky-brown.
Flesh: Yellowish-white, melting, perfumed and juicy.
Quality: Good.
Other structural features: Not described in source.
Season
January to February.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Original description published in Bulletins d'Arboriculture, January 1904, and cited in Gardeners' Chronicle, 3rd Series, vol. 35, p. 79, 1904.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Charles de Guelin.
- Card. Chron. 3rd Ser. 35:79. 1904. Described in the Bulletins d'Arboriculture, January, 1904. Fruit large, turbinate, smoky-brown; flesh yellowish-white, melting, perfumed and juicy; good; Jan. and Feb.