Fondante de Cuerne

Pear

Origin and History

French variety, said to be superior to and ripening with Beurré Giffard.

Tree

Not described in source. (Downing notes: "We have not fruited it, and therefore copy description.")

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium; oblong obovate pyriform.

Skin: Pale greenish yellow, with traces of russet and russet brown in the sun.

Stem: Rather short, varying.

Calyx: Small, open.

Flesh: White, juicy, melting, buttery, sweet, agreeable.

Not described in source: Cavity, basin, core and seeds.

Season

August.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Fondante de Cuerne.

A French variety, said to be superior to, and ripening with, Beurré Giffard. We have not fruited it, and therefore copy description:—

Fruit medium, oblong obovate pyriform, pale greenish yellow, with traces of russet and russet brown in the sun. Stalk rather short, varying. Calyx small, open. Flesh white, juicy, melting, buttery, sweet, agreeable. August. (An. Pom.)

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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