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David d'Angers

Pear

David d'Angers

Origin and History Raised from seed by André Leroy in 1865.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

  • Size and Form: Medium to large; turbinate-obtuse (pear-shaped, somewhat blunt); rather pentagonal in cross-section.
  • Stem: Not described in source.
  • Cavity: Not described in source.
  • Calyx and Basin: Mammillate at calyx (bearing breast-like projections).
  • Skin: Bright yellow, finely dotted with fawn.
  • Flesh and Flavor: White, fine texture, melting, juicy, sugary, acidulous (slightly acidic), savory, pleasantly perfumed. Quality classification: first.
  • Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season February to April (storage season).

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.

Other Historical sources: Guide Prat. 91 (1876); Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:6, fig. (1869).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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David d'Angers.

  1. Guide Prat. 91. 1876.
  2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:6, fig. 1869.

Raised from seed by André Leroy in 1865. Fruit medium to large, turbinate-obtuse, rather pentagonal, mammillate at calyx, bright yellow, finely dotted with fawn; flesh white, fine, melting, juicy, sugary, acidulous, savory, pleasantly perfumed; first; Feb. to Apr.

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