Passe Madeleine

Pear

Passe Madeleine

Origin & History

Probably a French variety. First recorded reference: Mag. Hort. 9:131 (1843).

Tree

Vigorous and very productive.

Fruit

Size & Form: Medium; long.

Skin: Lemon-yellow, lightly tinted with gray on the side next the sun.

Flesh & Flavor: Melting, sugary, rather perfumed.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core & Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Beginning of September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes & Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Passe Madeleine, 1. Mag. Hort. 9:131. 1843.

Probably a French variety. Tree vigorous and very productive. Fruit medium, long, lemon-yellow, lightly tinted with gray on the side next the sun; flesh melting, sugary, rather perfumed; beginning of Sept.

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