Grégoire Bordillon
PearGrégoire Bordillon
Origin / History
Raised by Leroy in 1855 from seed of Graslin, and fruited for the first time in 1866. Hedrick (The Pears of New York, 1921) cites Leroy, Dictionnaire de Pomologie 2:237, fig., 1869, and Bunyard, Handbook of Hardy Fruits 178, 1920. Thomas Rivers & Son (1914) call it a "very large and fine pear; handsome."
Tree
A "very prolific bearer" (Thomas Rivers & Son).
Fruit
Size: Large; "very large" in the Thomas Rivers & Son catalogue.
Form: Ovate, rather larger on one side than the other.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Pale yellow on the shaded side and dark yellow on the exposed cheek, mottled and striped with brown.
Dots: Brown.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellowish, fine, very melting, very juicy and sugary. Quality "first" (Hedrick). Flavor "very good" (Thomas Rivers & Son).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900) from England
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900 — listed as Gregoire Bourdillon
View original book sources (2)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Grégoire Bordillon.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:237, fig. 1869.
- Bunyard Handb. Hardy Fr. 178. 1920.
Raised by Leroy in 1855 from seed of Graslin, and fruited for the first time in 1866. Fruit large, ovate, rather larger on one side than the other, pale yellow on shaded side and dark yellow on the exposed cheek, mottled, striped, and dotted with brown; flesh yellowish, fine, very melting, very juicy and sugary; first; Aug.
— Thomas Rivers & Son, Thomas Rivers Catalogue of Fruits (1914) (1914)...very large and fine pear; handsome; very prolific bearer; very good flavour; ...