Ronde du Bosquet
PearRonde du Bosquet
Origin/History
Raised from seed in the grounds of M. Leroy, Angers, France. The parent tree was first described in 1863. The variety takes its name from the place where this parent tree grew.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Below medium.
Form: Irregularly globular and strongly bossed.
Skin: Bright yellow, dotted with brown, much mottled with russet.
Flesh & Flavor: Whitish in color, watery, very fine, melting, rarely gritty. Juice abundant, vinous, saccharine, possessing a delicious perfume. Rated first in quality.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); references Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:586, fig. 1869.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Ronde du Bosquet,
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:586, fig. 1869.
Raised from seed and bore the name of the place where the parent tree, which was first described in 1863, grew in M. Leroy's grounds, Angers, Fr. Fruit below medium, irregularly globular and strongly bossed, bright yellow, dotted with brown, much mottled with russet; flesh whitish, watery, very fine, melting, rarely gritty; juice abundant, vinous, saccharine, possessing a delicious perfume; first; Oct.