Cité Gomand

Pear

Cité Gomand

Origin/History

A cultivar raised by M. Grégoire of Jodoigne, Brabant. First described in Guide Pratique, page 74, 1895.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size & Form: Medium, turbinate-ovate (spinning top to oval shape).

Skin: Yellow with dots.

Flesh: Melting, juicy.

Flavor: Good.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October.

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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Cité Gomand.

Guide Prat. 74. 1895.

A gain of M. Grégoire, Jodoigne, Brabant. Fruit medium, turbinate-ovate, yellow with dots; flesh melting, juicy; good; Oct.

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

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