Fondante de Rome ou Sucre Romain
PearFondante de Rome ou Sucre Romain
Origin and History
Origin uncertain.
Fruit
Size and Form: Under medium, conic-pyriform.
Skin: Bright green changing to a beautiful golden-yellow, washed on the side of the sun with crimson-red.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, somewhat coarse, breaking, sweet and juicy.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August.
Other
Hedrick classified this as "second" (his standard quality rating system).
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); reference to Mas Pomologie Générale 6:45, fig. 402 (1880).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Fondante de Rome ou Sucre Romain.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 6:45, fig. 402. 1880.
Origin uncertain. Fruit under medium, conic-pyriform, bright green changing to a beautiful golden-yellow, washed on the side of the sun with crimson-red; flesh yellowish, somewhat coarse, breaking, sweet and juicy; second; Aug.