Professeur Opoix

Pear

Professeur Opoix

Origin/History

A seedling from the establishment of Baltet Brothers, Troyes, France. Reported in 1901. (Rev. Hort. 532, fig. 240. 1901)

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Rather large; globular, slightly oval, a little bossed.

Skin: Bright green passing to whitish-yellow, dotted with brown.

Flesh and Flavor: Fine texture, yellow-butter tinted. Very juicy, melting, saccharine, with a pleasant aromatic perfume. Quality: excellent.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

January to March.

Uses

Not explicitly described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Professeur Opoix. i. Rev. Hort. 532, fig. 240. 1901. A seedling from the establishment of Baltet Brothers, Troyes, Fr. Reported in 1901. Fruit rather large, globular, slightly oval, a little bossed, bright green passing to whitish-yellow, dotted with brown; flesh fine, yellow-butter tinted, very juicy, melting, saccharine, with a pleasant aromatic perfume: excellent; Jan. to Mar.

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