Delices d'Hardenpoint

Pear

Origin/History Not described in source.

Tree Hardy, moderate grower. Shoots upright, yellowish brown. Good bearer. Elliott notes the variety "deserves more attention."

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish.
Skin: Pale yellow with many gray dots; russet in sun-exposed areas.
Stem: Varying.
Calyx: Small, closed.
Basin: Round, slightly uneven.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, buttery, melting, juicy, almost "best."
Core: Medium.
Seeds: Broad, ovate.

Season October.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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Delices d'Hardenpoint.

Delices d'Ardenpont, | Delices d'Hardenpont of Angers.

Foreign. Tree, hardy, moderate grower; shoots, upright, yellowish brown, good bearer; deserves more attention.

Fruit, medium, roundish, pale yellow, with many gray dots and russet in sun; stem, varying; calyx, small, closed; basin, round, slightly uneven; core, medium; seeds, broad, ovate; flesh, whitish, buttery, melting, juicy, almost "best." October.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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