Passa-tutti
PearPassa-tutti
Origin / History
Passa-tutti is an Italian autumn pear. It is cited to Christ's Handbuch (1817) and to the Guide Pratique (1876), and is recorded in U.P. Hedrick's The Pears of New York (1921).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Fruit medium.
Form: Obtuse-pyriform.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish-yellow, much covered with yellowish-gray russet, lighter yellow on the sunny side, with some red blush.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh agreeable, with a Muscat flavor; quality third.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ripens in November and December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Passa-tutti.
- Christ Handb. 497. 1817. 2. Guide Prat. 101. 1876.
An Italian autumn pear. Fruit medium, obtuse-pyriform, greenish-yellow, much covered with yellowish-gray russet, lighter yellow on the sunny side, with some red blush; flesh agreeable, with a Muscat flavor; third; Nov. and Dec.