President Boncenne
PearPresident Boncenne
Origin and History
Originally cultivated at Poitiers, France. The variety was received by the nursery firm Messrs. Simon-Louis of Metz, Lorraine from Poitiers in 1895, where it was placed on trial. First documented in Guide Pratique (1895).
Tree
Very vigorous in habit. Makes a shapely pyramid in form.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium. Pyramidal in shape.
Skin: Greenish with a slight blush of red on the side exposed to the sun.
Flesh: White, semifine in texture. Melting. Very juicy. Perfumed. Saccharine with a distinct flavor of almond.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Beginning of September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes or 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)President Boncenne.
- Guide Prat. 97. 1895.
On trial with Messrs. Simon-Louis, Metz, Lorraine, in 1895. This firm had received it from Poitiers. Tree very vigorous and makes a shapely pyramid. Fruit medium, pyramidal, greenish, slightly blushed with red on the side next the sun; flesh white, semifine, melting, very juicy, perfumed, saccharine and with a flavor of almond; beginning of Sept.