Citronnée
PearCitronnée
Origin / History
Practically identical with the pear found by Diel and described by him in 1806 under the name Rothbackige Citronatbirne. Leroy figures it in the Dictionnaire de Pomologie (1:568, fig. 1867).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Below medium.
Form: Globular, bossed at summit.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Lemon-yellow, washed on the sun-exposed side with delicate rose.
Dots: Russet.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, fine, dense, very melting, gritty about the core; juice very abundant, sugary, slightly acid, aromatic, savory, leaving a slight flavor of musk. Quality first.
Core and seeds: Gritty about the core.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— 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.