Citronnée
PearCitronnée Pear
Origin and History
This variety is practically identical with the pear found by Diel and described by him in 1806 under the name Rothbackige Citronatbirne.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Below medium; globular with bossed summit.
Skin: Lemon-yellow, dotted with russet and washed on the sun-exposed side with delicate rose.
Flesh: White, fine, dense, very melting; gritty about the core.
Juice and Flavor: Very abundant, sugary, slightly acid, aromatic, savory, leaving a slight flavor of musk.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Quality Rating
First.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921). References: Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:568, fig. 1867; Guide Prat. 71, 245. 1895.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Citronnée.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:568, fig. 1867. 2. Guide Prat. 71, 245. 1895.
This is practically identical with the pear found by Diel and described by him in 1806 under the name Rothbackige Citronatbirne. Fruit below medium, globular, bossed at summit, lemon-yellow, dotted with russet and washed on the sun-exposed side with delicate rose; flesh white, fine, dense, very melting, gritty about the core; juice very abundant, sugary, slightly acid, aromatic, savory, leaving a slight flavor of musk; first; Sept.