Louis Cappe

Pear

Louis Cappe

Origin / History

Louis Cappe is a seedling of Easter Beurré. It was on trial in the orchards of Messrs. Simon-Louis, Metz, Lorraine, in 1876. It is cited in Guide Prat., p. 98 (1876).

Tree

Tree very fertile and vigorous.

Fruit

Size: Fruit medium to large.

Form: Bergamot in form.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Not described in source.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Quality similar to that of Easter Beurré.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Nov. and Dec.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Louis Cappe.

Guide Prat. 98. 1876.

A seedling of Easter Beurré and of similar quality. On trial in the orchards of Messrs. Simon-Louis, Metz, Lorraine, in 1876. Tree very fertile and vigorous. Fruit medium to large, Bergamot in form; Nov. and Dec.

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