Grosse Poire de Vitrier
PearGrosse Poire de Vitrier
Origin/History
Documented in Prince's Pomological Manual (1:107), 1831.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Turbinate (pear-shaped).
Skin: Yellow with red blush.
Flavor: Perfumed.
Flesh: Not described in source.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November and December.
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 de Vitrier. i. Prince Pom. Man. 1:107. 1831. Fruit large, turbinate, yellow, with red blush, perfumed; Nov. and Dec.