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PearFigue
Origin and History
First described by Duhamel in 1768. Origin uncertain. The pear described under this name by Duhamel is quite different from the pear Figue d'Alençon with which it has been confused, and also distinct from the Green fig of Biedenfeld or Longue Verte of Leroy.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, long-pyriform.
Skin: Green, and next to the sun of a dull dark red, entirely covered with numerous dots and patches of brown-russet.
Flesh and Flavor: White, tender, buttery, melting. Juice sweet, sugary, perfumed.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September.
Uses
Excellent early dessert pear.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Figue.
- Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:183. 1768. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 576. 1884.
The pear described under this name by Duhamel in 1768 is quite different from the pear Figue d'Alençon with which it has been confused, the Green fig of Biedenfeld or Longue Verte of Leroy. Origin uncertain. Fruit medium, long-pyriform, green and next the sun of a dull dark red, entirely covered with numerous dots and patches of brown-russet; flesh white, tender, buttery, melting; juice sweet, sugary, perfumed; excellent early dessert pear; Sept.