Gros Pigeonnet

Apple

Gros Pigeonnet

Origin/History

Of foreign origin.

Tree

Strong grower, but slow; productive.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish oblate.

Skin: Pale yellow, shaded, mottled, and rather obscurely striped and splashed with light and dark rich red over most of the surface; moderately sprinkled with small light dots.

Stalk: Short, small.

Cavity: Medium, russet.

Calyx: Closed.

Basin: Medium, furrowed.

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish yellow, a little coarse, juicy, subacid; good.

Season

December, February.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Gros Pigeonnet.

Of foreign origin. Tree strong, but a slow grower; productive.

Fruit medium, roundish oblate; skin pale yellow, shaded, mottled, and rather obscurely striped and splashed, with light and dark rich red over most of the surface, and moderately sprinkled with small light dots; stalk short, small; cavity medium, russet; calyx closed; basin medium, furrowed; flesh whitish yellow, a little coarse, juicy, subacid; good. December, February.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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