Rosanne
PearRosanne
Origin / History
Origin unknown; Diel states he had received it from Strasland, Prussia. Described and illustrated in Mas Pom. Gen. 4:69, fig. 227, 1879.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Ovate-pyriform, symmetrical in contour.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Green, marked with gray dots, changing at maturity to lemon-yellow; extensively washed on the side next the sun with wine red, over which are scattered numerous very distinct, brighter-red dots, giving the pear a great resemblance to Vermont Beauty.
Dots: Gray dots on the green ground color. Very distinct, brighter-red dots scattered over the wine-red wash on the sun side.
Flesh and flavor: Whitish, rather fine, buttery. Juice somewhat deficient but pleasantly acid. Quality good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Mid-August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Rosanne.
i. Mas Pom. Gen. 4:69, fig. 227. 1879.
Origin unknown; Diel states he had received it from Strasland, Prussia.
Fruit medium, ovate-pyriform, symmetrical in contour, green marked with gray dots, changing at maturity to lemon-yellow, extensively washed on the side next the sun with wine red, over which are scattered numerous very distinct, brighter-red dots, giving the pear a great resemblance to Vermont Beauty; flesh whitish, rather fine, buttery; juice somewhat deficient but pleasantly acid; good; mid-Aug.