Maréchal de Cour
PearOrigin and History
A seedling of Van Mons, of which Van Mons sent grafts to Alexandre Bivort five months before his death in April 1842.
Tree Characteristics
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, sometimes very large; oblong-pyriform or obtuse-turbinate, one side always smaller than the other.
Skin: Thickly encrusted with russet so that but little of the yellow ground is visible.
Flesh and Flavor: White, semi-fine, melting, gritty at center, extremely juicy, sugary, vinous, perfumed.
Quality Rating: First
Season
September to November
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Maréchal de Cour.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:390, fig. 1869. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 612. 1884.
A seedling of Van Mons of which he sent grafts to Alexandre Bivort, five months before his death, in April, 1842. Fruit large, sometimes very large, oblong-pyriform or obtuse-turbinate, one side always smaller than the other, thickly encrusted with russet so that but little of the yellow ground is visible; flesh white, semi-fine, melting, gritty at center, extremely juicy, sugary, vinous, perfumed; first; Sept. to Nov.