Milan d'Hiver
PearMilan d'Hiver
Origin/History A very old pear, described in 1675 by Merlet, the French pomologist.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form Large, globular-turbinate, usually mammillate at the summit and very regular.
Skin Thick and rough to the touch. Color gray-russet, sprinkled around the stalk with large whitish-gray dots.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, and Basin Not described in source.
Flesh and Flavor Yellowish, fine, semi-melting, granular at the core. Juice rarely plentiful, only slightly saccharine, acidulous, feebly aromatic.
Core and Seeds Not described in source.
Season November to January.
Uses Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.
Other Rated "third" (precise meaning of quality designation unclear in source).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Milan d'Hiver.
i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:424, fig. 1869.
A very old pear described in 1675 by Merlet, the French pomologist. Fruit large, globular-turbinate, usually mammillate at the summit and very regular; skin thick and rough to the touch, gray-russet, sprinkled around the stalk with large whitish-gray dots; flesh yellowish, fine, semi-melting, granular at the core; juice rarely plentiful, only slightly saccharine, acidulous, feebly aromatic; third; Nov. to Jan.