Henriette Van Cauwenberghe
PearHenriette Van Cauwenberghe
Origin and History
Originated with Lievin Van Cauwenburghe, a businessman at Audenarde, Belgium, where it bore fruit for the first time about 1827. First documented in Mas Pomelogie Générale 1:171, fig. 86 (1872).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium or nearly large; pyriform-ovate, globular, a little bossed.
Skin: Rather thick and firm. In immature state, pale water-green and whitish, dotted with gray-brown specks. At maturity becomes dull or orange-yellow, with golden coloration on the sun-exposed side.
Flesh and Flavor: White, fine, melting, abounding in sweet juice. Flavor is vinous and pleasantly perfumed. Quality rated as good.
Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
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)Henriette Van Cauwenberghe.
i. Mas Pom. Gen. 1:171, fig. 86. 1872.
From Lievin Van Cauwenburghe, a business man at Audenarde, Bel., where it bore fruit for the first time about 1827.
Fruit medium or nearly large, pyriform-ovate, globular, a little bossed; skin rather thick and firm, pale water-green and whitish, dotted with gray-brown specks; at maturity it becomes dull or orange-yellow and golden on the side of the sun; flesh white, fine, melting, abounding in sweet juice, vinous and pleasantly perfumed; good; Oct.