General de Bourgamp
PearGeneral de Bourgamp
Origin/History
A chance seedling in the garden of M. Penneton, Saint-Florent-le-Vieil (Maine-et-Loire), France.
Tree
Moderately vigorous, thrifty, rather upright, and moderately productive.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish pyriform, a little obtuse, regular.
Skin: Greenish yellow, with a shade of red where exposed to the sun. Surface marked by a few nettings and traces of russet, with many russet dots throughout.
Stem: Short, small, inclined, sometimes obliquely set in a shallow cavity.
Cavity: Shallow.
Calyx/Basin: Not described in source.
Flesh & Flavor: White, fine, juicy, buttery, melting, sweet, slightly vinous, and slightly aromatic.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)General de Bourgamp.
A chance seedling in the garden of M. Penneton, Saint-Florent-le-Vieil (Maine-et-Loire), France. Tree moderately vigorous, thrifty, rather upright, moderately productive.
Fruit medium, roundish pyriform, a little obtuse, regular; skin greenish yellow, a shade of red where exposed to the sun, a few nettings and traces of russet, and many russet dots; stalk short, small, inclined, sometimes obliquely set in a shallow cavity; flesh white, fine, juicy, buttery, melting, sweet, slightly vinous, and slightly aromatic. Season November.