Petit Muscat, Little Musk
PearPetit Muscat, Little Musk
Origin/History
Not described in source.
Tree
Resembles the Catharine in form. Does not produce fruit early, but when it has attained the proper age, is an abundant bearer.
Fruit
Form: Round rather than long; grows in clusters.
Stem: Short.
Skin: When fully ripe, yellow with a portion of reddish brown on the cheek next the sun.
Flesh/Flavor: Pleasant pear; the juice is somewhat musky.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ripens from the first to the tenth of July.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
- Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817) — listed as 1. Petit Muscat, Little Musk, Or Primitive Pear
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)
- PETIT MUSCAT, LITTLE MUSK, OR PRIMITIVE PEAR.
This pear grows in clusters; the form is round rather than long; the stalk short, and when fully ripe the skin is yellow, with a portion of reddish brown on the cheek next the sun. If not too ripe, it is a pleasant pear; the juice somewhat musky—the form of the tree resembles the Catharine; it does not produce fruit early, but when it has attained the proper age, is an abundant bearer—it ripens from the first to the tenth of July.