Impériale à Feuilles de Chêne
PearImpériale à Feuilles de Chêne
Origin and History
The origin of this pear is unknown, but it was propagated by the Chartreux Monks of Paris in 1752.
Historical References:
- Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:228, Pl. LIV (1768)
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:287, fig. (1869)
- Downing Fr. Trees Am. 822 (1869)
- Hogg Fruit Man. 596 (1884)
(Also known as Oak-Leaved Imperial; Imperiale)
Tree
The tree is very vigorous and hardy. The leaves are singular in their character: due to their peculiar indenting and puckering, they have the appearance of being sinuated like those of the oak.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, ovate, irregular, mammillate at the summit, and always having one side larger than the other.
Skin: Dull yellow, covered with large reddish dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, coarse, semi-breaking, juicy, gritty at center, sugary, almost without perfume.
Season
February to May.
Uses
First for cooking; third for dessert.
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)Impériale à Feuilles de Chêne.
- Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:228, Pl. LIV. 1768.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:287, fig. 1869. Oak-Leaved Imperial. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 822. 1869. Imperiale. 4. Hogg Fruit Man. 596. 1884.
The origin of this pear is unknown but it was propagated by the Chartreux Monks of Paris in 1752. The tree is very vigorous and hardy and the leaves are singular in that, due to their peculiar indenting and puckering, they have the appearance of being sinuated like those of the oak. Fruit large, ovate, irregular, mammillate at the summit and always having one side larger than the other, dull yellow, covered with large reddish dots; flesh whitish, coarse, semi-breaking, juicy, gritty at center, sugary, almost without perfume; first for cooking, third for dessert; Feb. to May.