Professeur Bazin
PearProfesseur Bazin
Origin and History
A posthumous variety raised from a seedbed of M. Tourasse and placed on the market in 1898 by M. Baltet, Troyes, France.
Reference: Rev. Hort. 494. 1898.
Fruit
Size and Form
Large to very large; pyramidal in outline with a ventriculous (swollen or bulging) center.
Skin
Water-green in ground color, passing to lemon-yellow at maturity, mottled with fawn-brown markings.
Flesh and Flavor
Extremely fine and melting; juicy and saccharine with a delicate perfume. Quality: very good.
Season
December and January.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Professeur Bazin.
i. Rev. Hort. 494. 1898.
A posthumous variety raised from a seed bed of M. Tourasse and placed on the market in 1898 by M. Baltet, Troyes, Fr. Fruit large, often very large, pyramidal, ventriculous at the middle, water-green, passing to lemon-yellow, mottled with fawn-brown; flesh extremely fine and melting, juicy, saccharine, with a delicate perfume; very good; Dec. and Jan.