Josephine de Maubrai

Pear

Josephine de Maubrai

Origin/History
Not described in source.

Tree
Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form
Medium; globular-turbinate (globe-shaped to turbinate pear form).

Skin, Cavity, Basin, Calyx, and Stem
Not described in source.

Flesh and Flavor
Fine, melting, juicy, sugary. Rated as first quality.

Core and Seeds
Not described in source.

Season
November to January.

Uses
Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.

Other
Originally cited in Gardeners' Chronicle, New Series, Vol. 18, p. 183 (1882).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Josephine de Maubrai.

Card. Chron. N. S. 18:183. 1882.

Fruit medium, globular-turbinate; flesh fine, melting, juicy, sugary; first; Nov to Jan.

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

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