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Henri Decaisne

Pear

Henri Decaisne

Origin and History

On trial with Simon-Louis, Metz, Lorraine, in 1876. Referenced in Guide Pratique (1876) and Le Bon Jardinier (1882).

Fruit

Size: Large

Form: Pyriform

Skin: Greenish-yellow, handsomely washed with vermilion at maturity

Flesh and Flavor: Melting; of agreeable flavor

Season

September and October

Quality

First class

Tree

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Henri Decaisne.

  1. Guide Prat. 96. 1876.
  2. Le Bon Jard. 362. 1882.

On trial with Simon-Louis, Metz, Lorraine, in 1876. Fruit large, pyriform, greenish-yellow, handsomely washed with vermilion at maturity; flesh melting, and of agreeable flavor; first; Sept. and Oct.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)