Colmar Artoisenet

Colmar Artoisenet

Origin/History

A Belgian pear found by Simon Bouvier in the garden of M. Artoisenet at Jodoigne, Belgium. Described in Leroy, Dictionnaire de Pomologie 1:577, fig. (1867).

Tree

Of vigorous growth and a good bearer. Young shoots reddish olive brown.

Fruit

Size and Form: Downing describes the fruit as large, irregularly oblate obtuse pyriform. Hedrick gives it as medium to above, turbinate-obtuse.

Stem: Short, inserted in a slight depression, often with a lip (Downing). Not described in Hedrick.

Cavity: A slight depression at the stem insertion (Downing). Not described in Hedrick.

Calyx: Small, closed (Downing). Not described in Hedrick.

Basin: Furrowed (Downing). Not described in Hedrick.

Skin: Downing describes it as pale yellow, often with a brownish cheek, netted and patched with cinnamon russet, and with many russet dots. Hedrick describes it as greenish-yellow, dotted and marbled with gray-russet on the shady side and entirely stained with fawn on the cheek exposed to the sun.

Flesh and Flavor: Both sources agree the flesh is whitish. Downing characterizes it as coarse, juicy, melting, brisk, and vinous, rating it Good. Hedrick characterizes it as fine and semi-melting, with juice rather wanting, little sugar, and a delicate flavor, rating it second quality.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Downing gives September–October. Hedrick gives November.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.