Frangipane d'Hiver
PearFrangipane d'Hiver
Origin/History
Origin unknown. Not to be confused with Franchipanne, which is a smaller ball pear.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large; turbinate, much swelled at center.
Skin: Thin. Intense green, sprinkled with numerous dots of a darker shade. Changing to lemon-yellow at maturity, with some blush of brown-red or orange-red.
Flesh and Flavor: White, breaking. Not very sweet; somewhat acidulous with an aromatic flavor.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
All through the winter.
Uses
Suitable for kitchen use.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); cited as Mas Pom. Gen. 7:105, fig. 533 (1881).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Frangipane d'Hiver.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 7:105, fig. 533. 1881.
Origin unknown. Is not to be confused with Franchipanne, a smaller ball pear. Fruit large, turbinate, much swelled at center; skin thin, intense green, sprinkled with numerous dots of a darker shade, changing to lemon-yellow at maturity, with some blush of brown-red or orange-red; flesh white, breaking, not very sweet, somewhat acidulous, with an aromatic flavor; suitable for kitchen use; all through the winter.