Épine d'Été Rouge

Pear

Épine d'Été Rouge

Origin/History

French variety, first documented in 1805. Known in German pomological literature as Rother Sommerdorn (Liegel, 1825). Recorded in the Guide Pratique (1876).

Fruit

Size and form: Medium; ovate, slightly bossed.

Skin: Light grass-green, turning to yellow-green at maturity; dark blush; dotted surface.

Flesh and flavor: Finely-grained. Juice somewhat deficient but aromatic.

Season

September.

Uses

Good for the table, kitchen, and market.

Tree

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Épine d'Été Rouge.

Guide Prat. 94, 270. 1876. Rother Sommerdorn.

Liegel Syst. Anleit. 108. 1825. French, 1805. Fruit medium, ovate, slightly bossed, light grass-green turning to yellow-green, dark blush, dotted; flesh finely-grained; juice somewhat deficient, aromatic; good for the table, kitchen and market; Sept.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Roter Sommer Dorn Rother Sommerdorn