Double d'Automne
PearDouble d'Automne
Origin/History
The variety was new in 1831, first recorded in Lindley's Guide to Orchards and Gardens. Though initially considered promising, it was discarded by the London Horticultural Society by 1843.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Medium size; Bergamot-shaped; skin cinnamon-russet with green showing through, marked with numerous small gray specks; flesh white, breaking in texture, rather gritty but mellow; juice saccharine.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Double d'Automne.
- Lindley Guide Orch. Card. 49. 1831. 2. Mag. Hort. 9:131. 1843.
Fruit medium, Bergamot-shaped, entirely cinnamon-russet, through which a little green appears, with numerous small, gray specks; flesh white, breaking, rather gritty but mellow; juice saccharine. New in 1831 and considered promising but in 1843 was discarded by the London Horticultural Society.