Green Catharine

Pear

Green Catharine

Origin/History Not described in source.

Tree Grows somewhat like the early Catharine, and is very hardy. A great and constant bearer.

Fruit

Size: Rather small.

Form: Very irregular; blossom end round, diminishing towards the stem.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Greenish yellow, with a russet brown cheek, scattered over with spots of a feuille morte colour.

Flesh & Flavor: Firm and breaking, of a coarse grain. A fine, sprightly pear.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Uses Very pleasant as an eating fruit; excellent for baking.

Season Ripens in August and continues a long time.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Source: William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817), entry 15. The variety is also referenced as Rousselet in the source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)

View original book sources (1)

15; GREEN CATHARINE, OR ROUSSELET*. Is a fine sprightly pear very pleasant as an eating fruit, and excellent for baking; it is a great and constant bearer the size is rather small; the form very irregular; the blossom end round, diminishing towards the stem; the skin of a greenish yellow, with a russet brown cheek, scattered over with spots of a feuille morte colour the flesh is firm and breaking, of a coarse grain it ripens in August, and continues a long time the tree grows somewhat like the early Catharine, and is very hardy.

— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)

Rousselet Roi d'Été Gros Rousselet Konigsbirne Rousselet de Rheims