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Citron d'Hyver

Pear

Citron d'Hyver

Origin/History: Referenced in Miller's Gardening Dictionary, vol. 3, 1807.

Tree: Not described in source.

Fruit:

  • Size: Medium to large.
  • Form and Color: In shape and color very like an orange or citron.
  • Flesh: Hard, dry, gritty.
  • Flavor: Not described in source.
  • Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season: December to March.

Uses: Good baking pear.

Subtypes/Variants: Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Citron d'Hyver.

  1. Miller Gard. Dict. 3: 1807.

Fruit medium to large, "in shape and color very like an orange or citron;" flesh hard and dry, gritty; good baking pear; Dec. to Mar.

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