Précoce Trottier
PearPrécoce Trottier
Origin/History
A French pear, described by M. de la Bastie in the Journal of the Pomological Society of France in 1890.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium or a little above medium; turbinate-ventriculous (top-shaped with a swollen belly).
Skin: At first very bright green, changing to pale yellow with some green markings. Blushed with somber red on the side next the sun. Dotted with brown.
Flesh and Flavor: White, semi-fine, nearly melting, juicy, saccharine, agreeably perfumed. Quality: good to very good.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Mid-July.
Tree
Not described in source.
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)Précoce Trottier. i. Rev. Hort. 352. 1912. A French pear described by M. de la Bastie in the Journal of the Pomological Society of France in 1890. Fruit medium or a little above medium, turbinate-ventriculous; at first the skin is a very bright green changing to pale yellow with some green markings, and blushed with somber red on the side next the sun, dotted with brown; flesh white, semi-fine, nearly melting, juicy, saccharine, agreeably perfumed; good to very good; mid-July.