Fortunée Boisselot

Pear

Fortunée Boisselot

Origin/History Raised from a seed of Fortunée by Auguste Boisselot of Nantes, France. The variety produced its first fruit in 1861.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large or above medium.
Form: Turbinate, very obtuse and enlarged around the center.
Skin: Thick and rough; greenish-yellow or yellow-ochre in color.
Flesh: White, fine, melting; gritty around the core; juicy, sugary, delicate, with a somewhat aromatic character.
Quality Rating: First.

Season January and February.

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)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900)

Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900

View original book sources (1)

Fortunée Boisselot.

Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:187, fig. 1869.

Raised from a bed of seeds of Fortunée by Auguste Boisselot, Nantes, Fr.; it gave its first fruit in 1861. Fruit large or above medium, turbinate, very obtuse and enlarged around center; skin thick and rough, greenish-yellow or yellow-ochre; flesh white, fine, melting, gritty around the core, juicy, sugary, delicate, somewhat aromatic; first; Jan. and Feb.

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