Duc Alfred de Croy
PearDuc Alfred de Croy
Origin / History
Propagated and disseminated by M. de Jonghe, Brussels. Hedrick cites Mas, Pomologie Générale 5:163, fig. 370 (1880), and Hogg, Fruit Manual 567 (1884). Downing's description is credited to Hogg.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Obtuse pyriform, regular and handsome.
Stem: Stalk fleshy at base.
Cavity: Stalk set without depression.
Calyx: Open.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Smooth; greenish yellow or yellowish green, with a thin crust of brown russet over the surface (Downing). On the side next the sun tinged or washed with pale brown.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellowish (Downing) or white tinted with green (Hedrick). Not very juicy, but buttery; rich, with a fine spicy flavor and perfume. Hedrick rates it "excellent".
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November, December; Hedrick gives November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
- Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900) — listed as Duc Alfred de Cruy
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Duc Alfred de Cruy.
Fruit large, obtuse pyriform. Skin smooth, greenish yellow, with a thin crust of brown russet over the surface; on the side next the sun it is tinged with pale brown. Stalk fleshy at base, set without depression. Calyx open. Flesh yellowish, not very juicy, buttery, rich, spicy. November, December. (Hogg.)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Duc Alfred de Croy.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 5:163, fig. 370. 1880.
- Hogg Fruit Man. 567. 1884.
Propagated and disseminated by M. de Jonghe, Brussels.
Fruit large, obtuse-pyriform, regular and handsome, smooth, yellowish-green, washed with pale brown on side next the sun; flesh white, tinted with green, not very juicy, but buttery, rich and with a fine spicy flavor and perfume; excellent; Nov.