Pierre Paternotte

Pear

Pierre Paternotte

Origin / History

Raised from seed of the Marie-Louise by Pierre Paternotte, at Molenbeck-Saint-Jean, near Brussels, Belgium. First recorded in the Guide Prat., p. 60, 1895.

Tree

Tree vigorous and fertile.

Fruit

Size: Fruit large.

Form: Fruit long.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Ground color yellow, marbled with gray.

Dots: Dotted with gray.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, fine, melting, juicy; quality first.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Ripens in October and November.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Pierre Paternotte. i. Guide Prat. 60. 1895. Raised from seed of the Marie-Louise by Pierre Paternotte, at Molenbeck-Saint-Jean, near Brussels, Bel. Tree vigorous and fertile. Fruit large, long, yellow, dotted and marbled with gray; flesh white, fine, melting, juicy; first; Oct. and Nov.

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