D'Œuf
PearD'Œuf
Origin/History
A Swiss pear, largely grown in the neighborhood of Basle. The botanist Valerius Cordus described it in 1561.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size & Form: Small, oval.
Skin: Greenish-yellow, strewed with gray-russet dots, more or less tinged with red on the side of the sun.
Flesh & Flavor: White and semi-fine, semi-breaking or melting, rich, sugary, musky. Juice abundant.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity, Calyx & Basin: Not described in source.
Core & Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August.
Quality
Second.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Sources cited:
- Duhamel, Traité des Arbres Fruitiers 2:157 (1768)
- Leroy, Dictionnaire Pomologique 2:470, fig. (1869)
- Guide Pratique 55, 256 (1895)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)D'Œuf.
- Duhamel Trait Arb. Fr. 2:157. 1768. 2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:470, fig. 1869. 3. Guide Prat. 55, 256. 1895.
A Swiss pear largely grown in the neighborhood of Basle. The botanist Valerius Cordus described it in 1561. Fruit small, oval, greenish-yellow, strewed with gray-russet dots, more or less tinged with red on the side of the sun; flesh white and semi-fine, semi-breaking or melting, rich, sugary, musky; juice abundant; second; Aug.