Pierre Tourasse

Pear

Pierre Tourasse

Origin and History

Exhibited in France by M. Tourasse, its originator, in 1894. First published in Revue Horticole, 542 (1894).

Tree

Vigorous, upright, stocky, productive.

Fruit

Size: Good size.

Form: Broadly turbinate.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Spotted with brilliant fawn color upon a clear yellow ground, washed with orange and saffron.

Flesh and Flavor: Fine, melting, very juicy, rich in sugar.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Last of September and first of October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and 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 Tourasse.

i. Rev. Hort. 542. 1894.

Exhibited in France by M. Tourasse, its originator, in 1894. Tree vigorous, upright, stocky, productive. Fruit of good size, broadly turbinate, spotted with brilliant fawn color upon a clear yellow ground, washed with orange and saffron; flesh fine, melting, very juicy, rich in sugar; last of Sept. and first of Oct.

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