Georges Delebecque
PearGeorges Delebecque
Origin & History
Raised from seed of Josephine de Malines and distributed by Daras de Naghin of Antwerp, Belgium. First described in Guide Pratique (1895) and recorded by U.P. Hedrick in The Pears of New York (1921).
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Bears some resemblance to Urbaniste
Color: Yellow, dotted with fawn; bronzed around the stem
Flesh: Sometimes very salmon-colored; melting texture; slight perfume of rose
Quality & Use: A good pear for the amateur; dessert quality
Tree
Vigor: Moderate
Fertility: Very fertile; a consistent and productive bearer
Season & Storage
Mature December through January (winter pear)
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); originally described in Guide Pratique 104 (1895)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Georges Delebecque.
i. Guide Prat. 104. 1895.
Raised from seed of Josephine de Malines and distributed by Daras de Naghin, Antwerp, Bel.
Fruit medium, having some resemblance to Urbaniste, yellow, dotted with fawn and bronzed around the stem; flesh sometimes very salmon-colored, melting, with a slight perfume of rose; a good pear for the amateur; tree of moderate vigor and very fertile; Dec. and Jan.