Hausmanné
PearHausmanné (Pear)
Origin and History
Origin unknown. The variety was propagated in the Garden of the Horticultural Society of Angers in 1840.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Form and Size: Medium, long-turbinate.
Skin: Yellowish-green, spotted with russet and washed with rose-carmine on the side next the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, coarse, breaking, juicy, with a gritty center.
Season
February to April.
Uses
Second for dessert; first for stewing.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source Citation: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); references Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:266, fig. 1860.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Hausmanné.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:266, fig. 1860.
Origin unknown but was propagated in the Garden of the Horticultural Society of Angers in 1840. Fruit medium, long-turbinate, yellowish-green spotted with russet and washed with rose-carmine on the side next the sun; flesh whitish, coarse, breaking, juicy, gritty at center; second for dessert, first for stewing; Feb. to Apr.