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Echassery

Pear

Echassery

Origin/History

French variety. Known under several alternate names in historical literature, including Echasserie, Bezi d'Echassie, Bezi de Chasserie, and Jagdbirne.

Tree

Poor grower (Elliott).

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium. Roundish-oval.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Open (Elliott).

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Pale green, yellowish when ripe, dotted with gray (Elliott). Thomas describes the color as greenish-yellow.

Flesh/Flavor: Melting, buttery, sweet. Rated "good" (Elliott).

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November and December (Elliott). Thomas places it in winter, consistent with Elliott.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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ECHASSERY.

Echasserie, Bezi d'Echassie, Bezi de Chasserie, Jagdbirne.

Foreign. Poor grower. Fruit, medium, roundish oval, pale green, yellowish, dotted with gray when ripe; calyx, open; flesh, melting, buttery, sweet; "good." November and December.

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

Echassery. Medium, roundish-oval, greenish-yellow; melting, buttery, sweet. Winter. French.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)
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