FONDANTE D'ALBRET
PearOrigin/History
Received from France.
Tree
Vigorous upright grower, productive. Young wood yellow brown.
Fruit
Form and Size: Above medium size, nearly globular, slightly oblique.
Color and Surface: Pale yellow ground color, slightly netted and patched with russet. Thickly sprinkled with green and russet dots. A bronzed red cheek develops in sun.
Stem: Rather short, stout.
Cavity: Broad.
Calyx: Large, open.
Basin: Large.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, slightly coarse texture. Juicy, half melting. Sweet and pleasant with vinous and slightly musky notes. Quality good to very good.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)FONDANTE D'ALBRET.
Received from France. Tree a vigorous upright grower, productive. Young wood yellow brown.
Fruit above medium, nearly globular, a little oblique, pale yellow, slightly netted and patched with russet, thickly sprinkled with green and russet dots, a bronzed red cheek in sun. Stalk rather short, stout. Cavity broad. Calyx large, open. Basin large. Flesh whitish, a little coarse, juicy, half melting, sweet, pleasant, vinous, slightly musky. Good to very good. September.