Précoce de Jodoigne

Pear

Précoce de Jodoigne

Origin/History

Obtained by M. Grégoire of Jodoigne, Brabant, Belgium. First published in 1865. Cited in Mas, Pomologie Générale, 5:101, fig. 339 (1880).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Rather small or nearly medium; ovate-pyriform, regular in contour.

Skin: Vivid green, covered with a sort of whitish bloom and sprinkled with green dots of a darker shade. Changes to yellow at maturity, occasionally tinged with red on the side of the sun.

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, fine, buttery, melting, full of sweet juice. Saccharine but not highly flavored. Fairly good quality.

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, Seeds, and Stem: Not described in source.

Season

July.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Précoce de Jodoigne.

i. Mas Pom. Gen. 5:101, fig. 339. 1880.

Obtained by M. Grégoire, Jodoigne, Brabant, Bel., and first published in 1865. Fruit rather small or nearly medium, ovate-pyriform, regular in contour, vivid green covered with a sort of whitish bloom and sprinkled with green dots of a darker shade, changing to yellow and occasionally tinged with red on the side of the sun; flesh whitish, fine, buttery, melting, full of sweet juice, saccharine but not highly flavored; fairly good quality; July.

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