Pierre Corneille

Pear

Pierre Corneille

Origin/History

Obtained by M. Sannier of Rouen, France, from a seedling of Beurré Diel crossed with Doyenné du Cornice. Introduced about 1894.

Tree

Vigorous and fertile, pyramidal in form.

Fruit

Large, globular-obovate in shape. Skin greenish-yellow. Flesh fine, melting, juicy, and sugary with a deliciously perfumed flavor. The fruit has the appearance of Duchesse d'Angoulême.

Season

December and January.

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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Pierre Corneille.

i. Guide Prat. 104. 1895.

Pierre Corneille was obtained by M. Sannier, Rouen, Fr., from a seedling of Beurré Diel crossed with Doyenné du Cornice; introduced about 1894. The fruit has the appearance of Duchesse d'Angoulême. Tree vigorous, fertile and pyramidal in form. Fruit large globular-obovate, greenish-yellow; flesh fine, melting, juicy, sugary, deliciously perfumed; Dec. and Jan.

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