Chaumontel Gras
PearChaumontel Gras
Origin/History
A seedling strain derived from Chaumontel. Seed of the original Chaumontel was sown in 1845, producing fruit in 1859. That fruit was in turn seeded, and a seedling grown from this second generation bore fruit, which was reported in 1875.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large or very large; obtuse-pyriform, swelled, bossed.
Skin: Bright yellow, very much covered with fine dots and gray marblings. On the sun-touched side, often tinted with carmine or brick-red, more or less intense.
Flesh and Flavor: White or yellowish, semi-fine, crisp, very melting, juicy, rich, sugary, and perfumed.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity and Basin: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Spring.
Tree
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), with reference to Revue Horticole 468, fig. 1888.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Chaumontel Gras.
- Rev. Hort. 468, fig. 1888.
In 1845 seed of the Chaumontel was sown from which was obtained in 1859 fruit whose seed was in turn sown. A seedling grown from this latter seed bore fruit, which was reported about 1875 as follows: Fruit large or very large, obtuse-pyriform, swelled, bossed, bright yellow, very much covered with fine dots and gray marblings and on the sun-touched side often tinted with carmine or brick-red more or less intense; flesh white or yellowish, semi-fine, crisp, very melting, juicy, rich, sugary, perfumed; spring.