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Joseph Staquet

Pear

Joseph Staquet

Origin/History

Obtained by Bivort from a seed bed made at Fleurus, Belgium, in 1844 (Hedrick). Downing describes it as a new variety from Belgium, citing the Annales de Pomologie (An. Pom.). Leroy's Dictionnaire de Pomologie (2:309, fig., 1869) and Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (793, 1869) are the principal early references (Hedrick).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Downing gives the fruit as above medium, oblong pyriform. Hedrick describes it as medium, often smaller, pyriform, somewhat obtuse — a conflicting size assessment.

Stem: Stalk fleshy at its insertion, set without depression (Downing).

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: The two sources differ in color description. Downing describes the skin as pale yellow, with patches and dots of green and russet. Hedrick describes it as fine, tender, dull green passing to dark yellow, dotted, veined, and stained with fawn.

Flesh and Flavor: Flesh white (Downing) / whitish (Hedrick), fine (Hedrick), melting, buttery (Downing), very juicy (Downing) / juice sufficient (Hedrick), sweet/sugary. The aroma is described by Downing as a musky perfume, and by Hedrick as a rather delicate aroma — the two characterizations conflict on intensity and character. Hedrick rates the variety second quality.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Downing gives September–October. Hedrick gives end of August and early September — an earlier and somewhat conflicting window.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Joseph Staquet.

A new variety, from Belgium.

Fruit above medium, oblong pyriform, pale yellow, with patches and dots of green and russet. Stalk fleshy at insertion, set without depression. Flesh white, melting, buttery, very juicy, sweet, with a musky perfume. September, October. (An. Pom.)

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Joseph Staquet.

  1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:309, fig. 1869.
  2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 793. 1869.

Obtained by Bivort from a seed bed made at Fleurus, Bel., in 1844. Fruit medium, often smaller, pyriform, somewhat obtuse; skin fine, tender, dull green passing to dark yellow, dotted, veined and stained with fawn; flesh whitish, fine, melting; juice sufficient, sugary, with a rather delicate aroma; second; end of Aug. and early Sept.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
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