Fondante d'Angers

Pear

Fondante d'Angers

Origin/History

Origin unknown, probably French. Reference: Mas Pom. Gen. 7:79, fig. 520. 1881.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium or rather large; turbinate (top-shaped).

Skin: Fine yet a little firm; clear green, dotted with greenish-gray; passing to yellow at maturity.

Flesh and Flavor: White, fine, entirely melting; juice abundant and sugary, vinous, acidulous. Rated first quality.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October.

Uses

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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Fondante d'Angers. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 7:79, fig. 520. 1881. Origin unknown, probably French. Fruit medium or rather large, turbinate; skin fine yet a little firm, clear green, dotted with greenish-gray, passing to yellow at maturity; flesh white, fine, entirely melting; juice abundant and sugary, vinous, acidulous; first; Oct.

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