Gnoico
PearGnoico
Origin/History
Italian, with the place of its origin in the old principality of Parma.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Below medium.
Form: Long, obtuse-pyriform.
Skin: Whitish-gray on the shaded side, very clear dull green on the exposed face, dotted with russet. Occasionally washed with fawn around the stalk. Partially covered with a light bluish efflorescence.
Flesh and Flavor: Greenish-white, fine, dense, breaking or semi-breaking texture, watery, almost exempt from grit. Juice abundant and sugary, with a flavor of anise.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Leroy, Dictionnaire de Pomologie 2:229, fig. (1869).
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Gnoico.
i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:229, fig. 1869.
Italian, with the place of its origin in the old principality of Parma. Fruit below medium, long, obtuse-pyriform, whitish-gray on the shaded side, very clear dull green on the other face, dotted with russet, washed occasionally with fawn around the stalk and partially covered with a light bluish efflorescence; flesh greenish-white, fine, dense, breaking or semi-breaking, watery, almost exempt from grit; juice abundant and sugary, with a flavor of anis; Aug.