Philippe Goes
PearPhilippe Goes
Origin and History
A posthumous gain from the seed beds of Van Mons. The parent tree gave its first fruit in 1846.
Fruit
Size and Form
Fruit above medium; obovate in form with uneven and undulating outline.
Skin
Rough to the touch; dark olive in color, much covered with bright russet.
Flesh and Flavor
Semi-melting, gritty, and sweet; rather granular at the center. Juice rarely abundant, saccharine, vinous, and fairly well perfumed. Quality: second.
Stem
Not described in source.
Cavity
Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin
Not described in source.
Core and Seeds
Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Season
December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Referenced in:
- Ann. Pom. Beige 3:51, fig. 1855.
- Downing Fr. Trees Am. 833. 1869.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Philippe Goes.
i. Ann. Pom. Beige 3:51, fig. 1855. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 833. 1869.
A posthumous gain from the seed beds of Van Mons. The parent tree gave its first fruit in 1846. Fruit above medium, obovate, uneven and undulating in outline; skin rough to the touch, of a dark olive, much covered with a bright russet; flesh semi-melting, gritty, sweet, rather granular at the center, juice rarely abundant, saccharine, vinous and fairly well perfumed; second; Dec.