Pius X
PearPius X
Origin/History
A new pear variety raised by the Alexiens Brothers at Tirlemont, Belgium, and described in 1905 in Revue de la Pomologie (Chronique Horticole, 3rd Series, 37:309).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size & Form: Large, somewhat cylindric.
Skin: Greenish-olive with a few brown spots.
Flesh: Creamy-white, perfumed. Reported to be of first rate quality.
Core & Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Pius X.
x. Card. Chron. 3rd Ser. 37:309. 1905.
Described in 1905 as a new pear raised by the Alexiens Brothers at Tirlemont, Bel. Fruit large, somewhat cylindric, greenish-olive, with a few brown spots; flesh creamywhite, perfumed; reported to be of first rate quality; Oct.