Claude Blanchet

Pear

Origin/History A gain of Claude Blanchet from Vienne, France, listed in the Journal de la Société Nationale et Centrale d'Horticulture de France in 1883.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small or medium

Form: Ovate-obtuse, rather swelled

Skin: Green washed with yellow

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, semi-fine, juicy, sugary and acidulous; quality good

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

Season August

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Claude Blanchet.

Guide Prat. 54. 1895.

Baltet Cult. Fr. 405. 1908.

A gain of Claude Blanchet, Vienne, Fr., and listed in the Journal de la Société Nationale et Centrale d'Horticulture de France in 1883.

Fruit small or medium, ovate-obtuse and rather swelled, green washed with yellow; flesh whitish, semi-fine, juicy, sugary and acidulous; good; Aug.

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

Blanchet Claude