Comte de Chambord

Pear

Comte de Chambord (Pear)

Origin/History

Found at Nantes, France, towards the end of the nineteenth century.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Turbinate-obtuse (pear-shaped with blunt apex), enlarged at the summit, narrowed at base

Skin: Yellow

Flesh: White, very fine, very melting and juicy, sugary and perfumed

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

Quality: Very good

Season

September and October

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

References: Guide Prat. no. 1876; Cat. Cong. Pom. France 215, fig. 1906

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Comte de Chambord. i. Guide Prat. no. 1876. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 215, fig. 1906. Found at Nantes, Fr., towards the end of the nineteenth century. Fruit medium, turbinate-obtuse, enlarged at the summit, narrowed at base, yellow; flesh white, very fine, very melting and juicy, sugary and perfumed; very good; Sept. and Oct.

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