Jaune de Merveillon
PearJaune de Merveillon
Origin and History
An old French variety, documented in Mas Pomologie Générale 7:189, fig. 581 (1881).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Very small.
Form: Turbinate.
Skin: Pale green in the unripe state, free from dots or marks. At maturity, changes to pale yellow with golden coloration on the side next the sun.
Flesh: White, tinted with yellow beneath the skin. Fine texture, semi-breaking. Possesses sufficient juice.
Flavor: Sugary and refreshing, with an agreeable perfume of musk. Quality rated as good.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Beginning of July.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes or 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)Jaune de Merveillon.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 7:189, fig. 581. 1881.
An old French variety. Fruit very small, turbinate, pale green, free from dots or marks, changing at maturity to pale yellow, golden on the side next the sun; flesh white, tinted with yellow beneath the skin, fine, semi-breaking, possessing sufficient juice, sugary, and refreshing, with an agreeable perfume of musk; good; beginning of July.