Professeur Hortoles
PearProfesseur Hortoles
Origin and History
Raised by M. F. Morel, a horticulturist at Lyons, France. First described in Guide Pratique (1895).
Tree
Vigorous and fertile. Suitable for all forms of growth.
Fruit
Size and Form: Rather large; pyriform-ventriculous (pear-shaped with a pronounced ventral bulge).
Skin: Greenish-yellow, blushed with brownish-red on the side next the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: White, fine, melting, very juicy. Quality rated as first.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September and October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
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)Professeur Hortoles. i. Guide Prat. 57. 1895. Raised by M. F. Morel, a horticulturist at Lyons, Fr. Tree vigorous and fertile, suitable for all forms of growth. Fruit rather large, pyriform-ventriculous, greenish-yellow, blushed with brownish-red on the side next the sun; flesh white, fine, melting, very juicy; first; Sept. and Oct.