Fondante de Thines

Pear

Fondante de Thines

Origin/History

First published in Mas Pomologie Générale, volume 5, page 185, figure 381 (1880). Distributed by the Society of Van Mons.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Long-pyriform

Skin: Very bright green, changing to pale yellow; rosy blush present

Flesh: White with a tinge of yellow; very melting with plenty of sugary juice

Flavor: Delicate and agreeable flavor of musk

Quality: Good

Season

October

Uses

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Fondante de Thines. z. Mas Pom. Gen. 5:185, fig. 381. 1880.

Distributed by the Society of Van Mons.

Fruit medium, long-pyriform, very bright green changing to pale yellow, with a rosy blush; flesh white, with a tinge of yellow, very melting, plenty of sugary juice, with a delicate and agreeable flavor of musk; good; Oct.

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