Colmar Bretagne
PearColmar Bretagne
Origin/History
Growing in the gardens of the Caledonian Horticultural Society in Edinburgh, Scotland, before 1884. First described in Hogg's Fruit Manual (1884).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, pyramidal, swollen on one side.
Skin: Smooth, deep clear yellow, tinged with green on the shaded side and bright vermilion on the side of the sun, covered all over with small russety dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Sweet, crisp, juicy, and agreeably flavored.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity and Basin: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Dessert fruit.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Colmar Bretagne.
i. Hogg Fruit Man. 549. 1884.
Growing in the gardens of the Caledonian Horticultural Society in Edinburgh, Scot., before 1884.
Fruit medium pyramidal, swollen on one side; skin smooth, deep, clear yellow, tinged with green on the shaded side and bright vermilion on the side of the sun, covered all over with small, russety dots; flesh sweet, crisp, juicy and agreeably flavored; dessert fruit; Oct.