Reine Caroline

Pear

Reine Caroline

Origin/History

A European pear. No further origin or history described in sources.

Tree

Not described in sources.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium size, narrow pyriform.

Stem: Not described in sources.

Cavity: Not described in sources.

Calyx: Not described in sources.

Basin: Not described in sources.

Skin: Yellow, with a brownish red cheek (Downing); Thomas gives the cheek simply as red.

Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white (Downing), crisp, rather dry, and indifferent in quality (Downing); described as poor by Thomas.

Core/Seeds: Not described in sources.

Season

November.

Uses

Only fit for cooking (Downing).

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in sources.

Other

Not described in sources.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Reine Caroline.

A European Pear, only fit for cooking.

Fruit of medium size, narrow pyriform. Skin yellow, with a brownish red cheek. Flesh white, crisp, rather dry and indifferent in quality. November.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Reine Caroline. Medium, narrow, pyriform, yellow with a red cheek; crisp, dry, poor. November.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

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