Prince d'Orange

Pear

Prince d'Orange

Origin and History

Raised by Van Mons at Louvain. Numbered 891 in Van Mons' Catalog of 1823 (second and third series). Regarded by J. de Jonghe of Brussels as one of Van Mons' more remarkable fruits.

Fruit

Form and flavor of Passe Colmar.

Tree

Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); originally cited in Magazine of Horticulture 21:146 (1855).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Prince d'Orange. i. Mag. Hort. 21:146. 1855. Raised by Van Mons at Louvain and numbered 891 in his Catalog of 1823, second and third series, and regarded by J. de Jonghe, Brussels, as one of Van Mons' more remarkable fruits; form and flavor of Passe Colmar.

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

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