Passa-tutti
PearPassa-tutti
Origin/History
Italian autumn pear. Documented in Christ Handbuch (1817) and Guide Pratique (1876).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Obtuse-pyriform
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish-yellow, much covered with yellowish-gray russet; lighter yellow on the sunny side, with some red blush.
Flesh and Flavor: Agreeable, with a Muscat flavor.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November and December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Quality rating: third class (in contemporary pomological classification).
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.