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 described in Guide Prat. 60 (1895).

Tree

Vigorous and fertile.

Fruit

Size & Form: Large, long.

Skin: Yellow, dotted and marbled with gray.

Flesh: White, fine, melting, juicy.

Season

October and November.

Quality

First quality (dessert pear).

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)

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