Poire des Trois Jours
PearPoire des Trois Jours
Origin/History
The variety is documented in Kenrick's American Orchardist (1841, p. 149) and the Cultivator (1847, p. 340). Kenrick reports it as a French variety, crediting M. Jamin.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Large. Beurrée type (buttery-fleshed pear).
Flavor
Of first-rate excellence.
Season
Ripens in November (at Paris).
Uses
Dessert variety (beurrée type indicates eating pear).
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Alternate name: Trois Jours.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Poire des Trois Jours.
- Kenrick Am. Orch. 149. 1841. Trois Jours. 2. Cultivator, 340. 1847.
Kenrick says: "New and large; beurrée; of first-rate excellence, ripening at Paris in November, according to M. Jamin."
Trois Jours