Fondante Sickler

Pear

Fondante Sickler

Origin/History

Raised by Van Mons.

Fruit

Size and Form: Small, ovate, sometimes a little pyriform.

Skin: Rather thick and firm, clear green, speckled with dots of a darker shade. When ripe, passes to lemon-yellow and golden on the side of the sun, without any tinge of red.

Flesh: Yellowish-white, semi-fine, semi-buttery, gritty about the core.

Juice and Flavor: Juice sufficient, sugary and musky.

Quality: Second

Season

September to November

Tree

Not described in source.

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 Sickler.

Mas Pom. Gen. 1:17, fig. 9. 1872.

Hogg Fruit Man. 581. 1884.

Raised by Van Mons.

Fruit small, ovate, sometimes a little pyriform; skin rather thick and firm, clear green, speckled with dots of a darker shade, passing when ripe to lemon-yellow and golden on the side of the sun, without any tinge of red; flesh yellowish-white, semi-fine, semi-buttery, gritty about the core; juice sufficient, sugary and musky; second; Sept. to Nov.

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

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