La Vanstalle
PearLa Vanstalle
Origin / History
La Vanstalle was first published in 1832 in Kenrick's Am. Orch., page 178. Hedrick's The Pears of New York (1921) reproduces the description, citing that entry.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Of medium size.
Form: Perfectly pyramidal.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Highly colored with red.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh granulous, becoming insipid, and finally soft. The description continues: "I did not find this fruit excellent; it is however, better than the Doyenne" (St. Michael).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Keeps till the middle of October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / 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)La Vanstalle.
- Kenrick Am. Orch. 178. 1832.
"Fruit perfectly pyramidal; highly colored with red; of medium size; flesh granulous, becoming insipid, and finally soft; it keeps till the middle of October. I did not find this fruit excellent; it is however, better than the Doyenne", (St. Michael).