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Franc Real d'Hiver

Pear

Franc Real d'Hiver

Origin / History

Not described in source.

Tree

The tree grows upright. It bears well.

Fruit

Size: Medium size.

Form: Roundish, slightly pyriform.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellow, speckled with russet brown, and having a brownish cheek.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Crisp and firm.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

In use from December to March.

Uses

A good cooking pear.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Franc Peal d'Hiver.

Franc Réal. Fine Gold of Winter. Golden End of Winter. Fin Or d'Hiver. Gros Micet.

The Winter Franc Peal is a good cooking Pear, bears well, and grows upright. Fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly pyriform. Skin yellow, speckled with russet brown, and having a brownish cheek. Flesh crisp and firm. In use from December to March.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Ebergement (P. de l') Femelle (P. de) Fin Or d'Hiver Fine Gold of Winter Finot d'Hiver Foret d'Hiver Franc Réal Franc-Real Beurré Franc-Real Doré Franc-Real Gris Franc-Real d'Orléans Frémon d'Hiver Golden End of Winter Gros Micet Gros-Micet d'Hiver Kräuter B Louve Mycet Mycet d'Hiver Notre-Dame (P. de) Notre-Dame d'Hiver (P. de) Poire à Cuire Regel's B Späte Winter Gold B Winter Franc-Real Franc-Real Gerardine Glou Morceau Hampden's Bergamot JARGONELLE Long Green Naquette Orange d'Hiver Paradiesbirne Passe Colmar Sainte Anne Sapieganka Summer Franc Real