Fourcroy
PearFourcroy
Origin/History
Raised by Van Mons about 1810. Described and illustrated in Leroy's Dictionnaire de Pomologie, 2:192, 1869.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, ovate-pyriform.
Skin: Thick, rather rough to the touch. Yellow or yellowish-green, covered with gray-russet dots.
Flesh and Flavor: White, very sugary, agreeably perfumed.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, Seeds: Not described in source.
Quality
Good, and sometimes first-rate.
Season
Winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Source Citation: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Fourcroy.
i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:192, fig. 1869.
Raised by Van Mons about 1810. Fruit medium, ovate-pyriform; skin thick, rather rough to the touch, yellow or yellowish-green, covered with gray-russet dots; flesh white, very sugary, agreeably perfumed; good and sometimes first; winter.