Clairgeau
Pear
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Clairgeau
Origin/History
France.
Tree
Shoots: Reddish-purple, short, erect, and ascending.
Leaves: Stiff.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Pyramidal-pyriform, approaching long obovate.
Stem: Short, stout, fleshy, oblique, sunk little or none.
Calyx/Basin: Shallow, furrowed.
Skin: Yellow or yellowish-brown, often with a crimson shade toward the sun, and brown dots.
Flesh & Flavor: White, slightly granular, buttery, melting, often with a rich, very good flavor, but frequently poor.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November, December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Clairgeau.* Large, pyramidal-pyriform, approaching long obovate, skin yellow or yellowish-brown, often with a crimson shade toward the sun, and brown dots; stalk short, stout, fleshy, oblique, sunk little or none; basin shallow, furrowed; flesh white, slightly granular, buttery, melting, often with a rich, very good flavor, but frequently poor. November, December. Shoots reddish-purple, short, erect, and ascending; leaves stiff. Fig. 727. France.