Imperiale Feuille de Chene
PearImperiale Feuille de Chene (Oak-Leaf Pear)
Origin and History
The variety derives its name from the peculiar form and curl of its leaves, which resemble those of the oak tree.
Tree
The tree is vigorous with very handsome foliage. The leaves are of peculiar form and curl, resembling that of the oak.
Fruit
Size and Form: Long fruit of middle size, about as large as a Virgouleuse.
Blossom End: Round.
Calyx and Eye: Eye small, not sunk.
Stem and Insertion: The stalk is large and round at its insertion. The fruit diminishes uniformly from the body toward the stem.
Skin: Even and smooth. Green when unripe; as it ripens, the skin shrivels and turns yellow.
Flesh: Half melting.
Flavor and Juice: Sweet, though not very highly flavored.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ripens late in spring.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)
- IMPERIALE FEUILLE DE CHENE, OR OAK-LEAF PEAR.
The fruit is long, and of middle size, about as large as a Virgouleuse: the blossom end round, the eye small, not sunk, diminishing uniformly towards the stem—round at the insertion of the stalk, which is large: the skin is even, smooth, and green; as it ripens it shrivels and turns yellow; the flesh half melting, the juice sweet, though not very highly flavoured—it ripens late in the spring; it derives its name from the peculiar form and curl of the leaf, resembling that of the oak—the tree is vigorous, the foliage very handsome.