Mathilde de Rochefort

Pear

Mathilde de Rochefort

Origin and History

Mathilde de Rochefort was on trial with Messrs. Simon-Louis at Metz, Lorraine, in 1895. First recorded in Guide Prat. 96 (1895).

Tree

Vigorous, forming good pyramids.

Fruit

Size and Form: Small, ovate.

Skin: Covered with russet.

Flesh and Flavor: Fine, melting, very juicy and sugary.

Season

December.

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

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Mathilde de Rochefort. i. Guide Prat. 96. 1895. On trial with Messrs. Simon-Louis at Metz, Lorraine, in 1895. Tree vigorous, forming good pyramids. Fruit small, ovate, covered with russet; flesh fine, melting, very juicy and sugary; Dec.

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