De Fosse
PearDe Fosse
Origin/History
A very ancient French variety mentioned by Le Lectier in his catalog of 1628. Referenced in Leroy's Dictionnaire de Pomologie (1869).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Form and Size: Below medium and often small; globular-turbinate.
Skin: Clear yellow, dotted and netted with russet.
Flesh: White, semi-fine, firm, semi-breaking, scented.
Flavor and Juice: Juice abundant, sugary, acidulous. Flavor very musky.
Quality: Second or third class.
Season
August and September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)De Fosse.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:191, fig. 1869.
A very ancient French variety mentioned by Le Lectier in his catalog of 1628. Fruit below medium and often small, globular-turbinate, clear yellow dotted and netted with russet; flesh white, semi-fine, firm, semi-breaking, scented; juice abundant, sugary, acidulous; very musky; second or third; Aug. and Sept.