Ridelle's
PearRidelle's
Origin/History
A Belgian pear (Thomas). Shown at the seventeenth annual exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in September, 1845, by the President of the Society (Hedrick). Referenced in Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 87 (1845) and Downing's Fruit Trees of America (1869).
Tree
Of moderate vigor, productive (Elliott, Downing). Elliott additionally notes reddish brown shoots.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Oblate turbinate, remotely pyriform. (Thomas describes simply as "oblate turbinate"; Hedrick and the earlier sources include "remotely pyriform.")
Stem: Short (Downing). Elliott describes it as short and fleshy at its insertion by a lip.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Open (Elliott, Downing).
Basin: Very shallow (Elliott).
Skin: Yellow, covered nearly all over with bright red.
Flesh/Flavor: Not very fine (Elliott, Downing) — Hedrick gives "semifine" — rather juicy, not melting or delicate in flavor. Downing and Hedrick rate the quality as "scarcely good"; Thomas calls it "of moderate quality."
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 4 period pomological works
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— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Ridelle's.
Beurré Audusson, | Poire Ritelle.
Tree, of moderate vigor, reddish brown shoots; productive. Fruit, medium, oblate turbinate, remotely pyriform; skin, yellow, covered nearly all over with bright red; stalk, short, fleshy at its insertion by a lip; calyx, open, in a very shallow basin; flesh, not very fine, rather juicy, not melting or delicate in flavor. September.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Ridelle's.
Poire Ridelle.
Tree of moderate vigor, productive.
Fruit medium, oblate turbinate, remotely pyriform. Skin yellow, covered nearly all over with bright red. Stalk short. Calyx open. Flesh not very fine, rather juicy, not melting or delicate in flavor. Scarcely good. September.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Ridelle's. Medium, oblate turbinate, yellow and bright red; of moderate quality. September. Belgian.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Ridelle.
- Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 87. 1845.
- Downing Fr. Trees Am. 842. 1869.
Shown at the seventeenth annual exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in September, 1845, by the President of the Society. Fruit medium, oblate-turbinate, remotely pyriform, yellow covered nearly all over with bright red; flesh semifine, rather juicy, not melting or delicate in flavor; scarcely good; Sept.