Gendesheim
PearGendesheim
Origin/History
A Flemish pear, also known historically as Verlaine, Verlaine d'Été, and Gendebien.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Downing describes the fruit as small; Thomas describes it as large. These accounts conflict directly.
Form: Obovate obtuse pyriform (Downing); obtuse pyriform (Thomas).
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Pale greenish yellow, with a little russet (Downing); greenish-yellow (Thomas).
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh rather gritty near the core, elsewhere buttery; quality rated as "hardly good" (Downing). Thomas rates it of moderate quality.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October and November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Gendesheim.
Verlaine. Verlaine d'Été. Gendebien.
A Flemish Pear, of not very good quality.
Fruit small, obovate obtuse pyriform, pale greenish yellow, a little russet. Flesh rather gritty near the core, elsewhere buttery. Hardly good. October and November.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Gendesheim. Large, obtuse, pyriform, greenish-yellow; of moderate quality. October, November. Flemish.