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NOTARIE MINOT

Pear

NOTARIE MINOT

Origin / History

One of Van Mons' seedlings.

Tree

Vigorous and productive.

Fruit

Form and Size Medium, obtuse pyriform.

Skin Greenish yellow, mostly overspread and shaded with red in the sun; bright fawn russet in the shade.

Stem Slender.

Cavity Rather deep, narrow.

Flesh and Flavor Yellowish white, melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed.

Season

November.

Uses

Not described in source.

Other

Referenced in Albany Pomological records.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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NOTARIE MINOT.

One of Van Mons' seedlings. Tree vigorous and productive.

Fruit medium, obtuse pyriform, greenish yellow, mostly overspread and shaded with red in sun, and bright fawn russet in shade. Stalk slender. Cavity rather deep, narrow. Flesh yellowish white, melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed. November. (Alb. Pom.)

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)