Grosse Poire d'Amande
PearGrosse Poire d'Amande
Origin / History
Belgian variety. Also known as Grosse Angletene de Noisette.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, long-conic or obtuse-pyramidal.
Skin: Grayish-green, becoming yellow at maturity, slightly bronzed on the side next the sun. Speckled all over with numerous brown dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish-white, fine, melting, buttery. Juice very plentiful and sugary. Flesh sweet and tasting strongly of almond.
Quality Rating: First (top tier).
Season
September and October.
Tree
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Grosse Poire d'Amande.
i. Ann. Pom. Beige 4:97, fig. 1856. Grosse Angletene de Noisette. 2. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:524. 1860.
Belgian. Fruit large, long-conic or obtuse-pyramidal, grayish-green becoming yellow at maturity, slightly bronzed on the side next the sun, speckled all over with numerous brown dots; flesh yellowish-white, fine, melting, buttery; juice very plentiful, sugary; flesh sweet and tasting strongly of almond; first; Sept. and Oct.