Robine
PearRobine
Origin/History
An ancient pear of unascertained origin. Pomologists Turpin and Poiteau and others have regarded it as French. Often known as the Royale d'Ete and has had various other synonyms.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Below medium, globular-turbinate.
Skin: Bright green changing to yellow, dotted with greenish-gray.
Flesh: White, fine or semi-fine, almost breaking, rather dry, very saccharine, sweet and having an agreeable musky flavor.
Quality: Second.
Season
Mid-August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Historical references: Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:174, Pl. XXVII. 1768; Hogg Fruit Man. 637. 1884.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Robine.
i. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:174, Pl. XXVII. 1768. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 637. 1884.
This is an ancient pear of unascertained origin, though the pomologists Turpin and Poiteau and others have regarded it as French. It is often known as the Royale d'Ete, and has had various other synonyms. Fruit below medium, globular-turbinate, bright green changing to yellow, dotted with greenish-gray; flesh white, fine or semi-fine, almost breaking, rather dry, very saccharine, sweet and having an agreeable musky flavor; second; mid-Aug.