Colmar de Mars
PearColmar de Mars
Origin/History
Grown from seed by M. Nerad, Jr., nurseryman at Lyons, France, in 1853.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Globular-ovate
Skin: Golden-yellow, dotted, veined and slightly rayed with russet
Cavity, Stem, Calyx, Basin: Not described in source.
Flesh: Yellowish, fine, firm though melting, scented.
Flavor and Juice: Juice abundant, refreshing, sugary, savory and having a slight taste of musk.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
May
Quality/Uses
First quality (dessert pear)
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921). References: 1. Leroy, Dict. Pom. 1:586, fig. 1867. 2. Mas, Pom. Gen. 4:139, fig. 262. 1879.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Colmar de Mars.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:586, fig. 1867. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 4:139, fig. 262. 1879.
Grown from seed by M. Nerad, Jr., nurseryman at Lyons, Fr., in 1853. Fruit medium, globular-ovate, golden-yellow, dotted, veined and slightly rayed with russet; flesh yellowish, fine, firm though melting, scented; juice abundant, refreshing, sugary, savory and having a slight taste of musk; first; May.