Marie Jallais

Pear

Marie Jallais

Origin and History

Obtained by Jules Buneau in 1868. Reference: Guide Pratique, 100 (1876).

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium; form variable.

Flesh and Flavor: Melting, juicy, very sugary and perfumed. Flavor sprightly and lively. Quality: first (excellent).

Season and Storage

October to December.

Note: Hedrick's entry for this variety is notably brief and does not include detailed descriptions of form specifics, skin color, surface texture, cavity and calyx structure, or tree characteristics. If additional identifying details are needed, consultation of the original 1876 Guide Pratique entry or contemporary French pomological sources may provide fuller descriptions of this variety's distinguishing features.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Marie Jallais.

Guide Prat. 100. 1876.

Obtained by Jules Buneau, 1868. Fruit medium, form variable; flesh melting, juicy, very sugary and perfumed, of a sprightly flavor; first; Oct. to Dec.

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

Marie Jalais