Philippe Goes
PearPhilippe Goes
Origin/History
A Belgian variety. Elliott cites the Annales de Pomologie as his source. Downing notes that it much resembles the Baronne de Mello.
Tree
Sufficiently vigorous and very fertile (Elliott); vigorous and productive (Downing). Young wood dark olive brown (Downing).
Fruit
Size
Medium (Elliott, Thomas); small to medium (Downing).
Form
Turbinate-pyriform (Elliott, Thomas); roundish acute pyriform (Downing). Elliott adds that the fruit is bossed and often irregular.
Stem
Long, curved, fleshy at insertion (Downing).
Cavity
Not described in source.
Calyx
Small, partially closed (Downing).
Basin
Small (Downing).
Skin
Rough (Elliott, Thomas). Elliott describes the skin as totally covered with gray russet; Downing describes the ground color as yellow, covered with brownish russet. Thomas notes simply "russeted."
Flesh and Flavor
Whitish-yellow (Elliott); whitish (Downing). Fine and melting (Elliott); melting (Downing). Juicy (Downing, Thomas); Elliott notes "juice enough." Sweet and finely perfumed (Elliott, Thomas); vinous and slightly aromatic (Downing).
Quality rated quite first quality (Elliott); good to very good (Downing); very good (Thomas).
Core and Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
Elliott and Thomas place ripening in November (Elliott specifying the middle of November). Downing gives September — a significant conflict between sources.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
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— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Philippe Goes.
Foreign. Tree, sufficiently vigorous and very fertile. Fruit, medium, turbinate-pyriform, bossed, and often irregular ; skin, rough, totally covered with gray russet ; flesh, whitish-yellow, fine and melting, juice enough, sweet and finely perfumed ; quite first quality. Ripens middle of November. (An. Pom.)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Philippe Goes.
A Belgian variety, much resembling Baronne de Mello. Tree vigorous and productive. Young wood dark olive brown.
Fruit small to medium, roundish acute pyriform, yellow, covered with brownish russet. Stalk long, curved, fleshy at insertion. Calyx small, partially closed. Basin small. Flesh whitish, melting, juicy, vinous, slightly aromatic. Good to very good. September.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Philippe Goes. Medium, turbinate pyriform, rough, russeted; juicy, sweet, perfumed; very good. November. Belgian.