Isabelle de Malèves
PearIsabelle de Malèves
Origin/History
This pear was listed as No. 43 in Les fruits du jardin Van Mons by M. Bivort. According to Mas, it was obtained by Grégoire of Jodoigne, Belgium.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small or nearly medium.
Form: Fig-like in character; ovate-conic in shape, regular in contour.
Skin: Lively green, speckled with gray dots; some russet around each pole. At maturity, the green becomes yellowish.
Flesh/Flavor: Whitish flesh, melting, juicy, vinous, refreshing. First quality.
Season
End of July and early August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); citing Guide Prat. 97 (1876) and Mas Pom. Gen. 5:81, fig. 329 (1880).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Isabelle de Malèves.
- Guide Prat. 97. 1876. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 5:81, fig. 329. 1880.
This pear is No. 43 in Les fruits du jardin Van Mons by M. Bivort but is stated by Mas to have been obtained by Grégoire, Jodoigne, Bel. Fruit small or nearly medium, fig-like in form, i. e., ovate-conic, regular in contour, a lively green speckled with gray dots, some russet around each pole; at maturity the green becomes yellowish; flesh whitish, melting, juicy, vinous, refreshing; first; end of July and early Aug.