Conseiller Ranwez
PearConseiller Ranwez
Origin/History
A seedling raised by Van Mons; it fruited in 1841. Referenced in Leroy, Dict. Pom. 1:599 (1867) and Hogg, Fruit Man. 554 (1884).
Tree
Vigorous, very productive. Young wood dull olive reddish brown.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Downing describes the fruit as very irregular in form, obovate obtuse, and obscurely pyriform. Hedrick describes it as pyramidal. Thomas describes it as oblate and irregular. These accounts conflict on form; Downing and Thomas agree on irregularity.
Stem: Stalk inserted in a broad cavity by a slight lip or fleshy ring.
Cavity: Broad.
Calyx: Open, stiff.
Basin: Furrowed.
Skin: Rough. Downing describes the color as greenish yellow, with a few patches of russet and many brown dots. Hedrick describes it as bright green, covered with fawn dots, becoming yellow within a day or two of ripening. Thomas describes it as green and rough. Downing and Thomas do not mention the color change near ripening noted by Hedrick.
Flesh and Flavor: Downing and Thomas describe the flesh as coarse; Hedrick describes it as fine-grained, half-buttery, and tender — a direct conflict. Downing further describes the flesh as a little granular, juicy, melting, perfumed, sweet, vinous, and slightly astringent. Hedrick describes the juice as plentiful, sugary, vinous, and delicately perfumed, without noting astringency. Thomas concurs with Downing on juicy, perfumed, vinous, and slightly astringent.
Quality: Good (Downing). Good but variable (Hedrick).
Season
October (Downing, Thomas). October and November (Hedrick).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)CONSEILLER RANWEZ.
One of Van Mons' seedlings. Tree vigorous, very productive. Young wood dull olive reddish brown.
Fruit large, very irregular in form, obovate obtuse, obscurely pyriform. Skin greenish yellow, rough, with a few patches of russet, and many brown dots. Stalk inserted in a broad cavity, by a slight lip or fleshy ring. Calyx open, stiff, set in a furrowed basin. Flesh coarse, a little granular, juicy, melting, perfumed, sweet, vinous, slightly astringent. Good. October.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Conseiller Ranwez.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:599, fig. 1867.
- Hogg Fruit Man. 554. 1884.
Raised by Van Mons; it fruited in 1841. Fruit large, pyramidal, bright green, covered with fawn dots, becoming yellow within a day or two of its ripening; flesh fine-grained, half-buttery, tender; juice plentiful, sugary, vinous and delicately perfumed; good but variable; Oct. and Nov.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Conseiller Ranwez. Large, oblate, irregular, green, rough; coarse; juicy, perfumed, vinous, slightly astringent. October.