Fondante d'Ingendal

Pear

Fondante d'Ingendai

Origin/History
Not described in source.

Tree
Not described in source.

Fruit
Size and Form: Small, acute pyriform.

Skin: Greenish yellow, a little brownish in sun, with green and gray dots.

Stem: Long, curved, fleshy where joined to the fruit.

Calyx: Open. Segments long.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, juicy, melting, sweet, a little vinous, perfumed. Quality: 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

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Fondante d'Ingendai.

Fruit small, acute pyriform, greenish yellow, a little brownish in sun, with green and gray dots. Stalk long, curved, fleshy where joined to the fruit. Calyx open. Segments long. Flesh whitish, juicy, melting, sweet, a little vinous, perfumed. Very good. September.

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

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