Jules Blaise

Pear

Jules Blaise

Origin/History

Stated to have been a gain (seedling) of M. Millet of Nancy, France. Historically known also as the Bonne-Gris de Nancy.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Small or medium, pyriform. Skin mottled and dotted all over with fawn. Flesh yellowish, buttery, melting, juicy, sugary, perfumed, refreshing.

Season

October

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Rated as first (top quality).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Jules Blaise.

i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:315. 1869. 2. Guide Prat. 73. 1876.

Stated to have been a gain of M. Millet, Nancy, Fr., and to have been known also as the Bonne-Gris de Nancy. Fruit small or medium, pyriform, mottled and dotted all over with fawn; flesh yellowish, buttery, melting, juicy, sugary, perfumed, refreshing; first; Oct.

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

Bonne-Gris de Nancy Bonne-Grise de Nancy Jules Blaize