Poire d'Abondance

Pear

Poire d'Abondance

Origin/History

Of foreign (European) origin, per Elliott (1865).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size/Form: Above medium to rather large (Elliott: "above medium"; Thomas: "rather large"); oblong pyriform in form. Both sources agree on the oblong pyriform shape.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Pale yellow ground, with russet dots; colors red in the sun (Elliott). Thomas describes the skin only as pale yellow, without mention of russet dots or sun-coloring.

Flesh/Flavor: Melting and juicy (both sources). Sweet (Thomas). Rated "very good" (Elliott); "good" (Thomas).

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October (both sources).

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Poire d'Abondance. D'Abondance. Foreign. Fruit, above medium, oblong pyriform, pale yellow, with russet dots, red in sun: flesh, melting, juicy; "very good." October.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Poire d'Abondance. Rather large, oblong pyriform, pale yellow; melting, juicy, sweet, good. October.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

D'Abondance