Rougeaude

Pear

Rougeaude

Origin/History

Referenced in Prince's Pomological Manual (1831), though further details of origin are not provided in the source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, pyramidal, fairly regular in shape.

Skin: Yellowish on the shaded side, but approximately three-fourths of the fruit exhibits a darker or lighter shade of red.

Flesh and Flavor: Firm, dry, with some sweetness but insipid and wanting in flavor.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, and Core: Not described in source.

Season

January.

Quality and Uses

Indifferent — rated as poor quality and not recommended.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Rougeaude.

i. Prince Pom. Man. 1:88. 1831.

Fruit medium, pyramidal, fairly regular, skin yellowish on the shaded side, but about three-fourths of the fruit is of a darker or lighter shade of red; flesh firm, dry, with some sweetness but insipid and wanting in flavor; indifferent; Jan.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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