Juvardeil

Pear

Juvardeil Pear

Origin/History Originated at Juvardeil, Maine-et-Loire, France; its age is unknown.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Below medium, though occasionally rather larger.

Form: Turbinate, regular in form, slightly obtuse, swelled at the base.

Skin: Pale yellow, evenly dotted with russet, slightly tinged with rose on the side next the sun.

Flesh: White, semi-fine and breaking, gritty about the core.

Juice and Flavor: Plentiful, sugary, acidulous and scented. Quality rated as second.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season November and December.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); citing Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:317, fig. 1869.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Juvardeil. i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:317, fig. 1869. Originated at Juvardeil, Maine-et-Loire, Fr.; its age is unknown. Fruit below medium though occasionally rather larger, turbinate, regular in form, slightly obtuse, swelled at the base, pale yellow, evenly dotted with russet and slightly tinged with rose on the side next the sun; flesh white, semi-fine and breaking, gritty about the core; juice plentiful, sugary, acidulous and scented; second; Nov. and Dec.

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

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