Pierre Curie
PearPierre Curie
Origin / History
Seedling from Doyenné d'Alençon crossed with Beurré Henri Courcelle by M. Arsène Sannier, nurseryman at Saint-Sever-Rouen, France. Placed on the market in 1907. Recorded in Revue horticole, page 174, 1907.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Fruit medium.
Form: Oval, of the form of the Doyenné d'Alençon.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Gray.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh extremely fine, with a very agreeable perfume.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
January to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Described in U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Pierre Curie, i. Rev. Hort. 174. 1907. This is a seedling from Doyenné d'Alençon crossed with Beurré Henri Courcelle by M. Arsène Sannier, a nurseryman at Saint-Sever-Rouen, Fr., and placed on the market in 1907. Fruit medium, oval, of the form of the Doyenné d'Alençon; skin gray; flesh extremely fine, with a very agreeable perfume; Jan. to Mar.