Pierre Tourasse
PearPierre Tourasse
Origin / History
Pierre Tourasse was exhibited in France in 1894 by M. Tourasse, its originator. It is cited in the Revue Horticole (1894), page 542, and is recorded in U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921).
Tree
Tree vigorous, upright, stocky, productive. The tree is vigorous and upright with a stocky habit, and it is productive.
Fruit
Size: Fruit of good size.
Form: Broadly turbinate.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Ground clear yellow. Spotted with brilliant fawn color, washed with orange and saffron.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh 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 / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)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.