Pierre Corneille

Pear

Origin and History

Pierre Corneille was obtained by M. Sannier of Rouen, France, from a seedling of Beurré Diel crossed with Doyenné du Cornice. The variety was introduced about 1894.

Tree

Vigorous and fertile; pyramidal in form.

Fruit

Size: Large

Form: Globular-obovate

Skin Color: Greenish-yellow

Flesh and Flavor: Fine, melting, juicy, sugary, deliciously perfumed

Resemblance: Has the appearance of Duchesse d'Angoulême

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source

Core and Seeds: Not described in source

Season

December and January

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900)

Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900

View original book sources (1)

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)