Rousselet de Jonghe

Pear

Rousselet de Jonghe

Origin/History

Both sources draw from Hogg; Hedrick provides the specific citation: Hogg, Fruit Manual, p. 639, 1884. No further origin or history is described in either source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Small, curved obovate, uneven and irregular in its outline.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Downing describes the calyx as very large and open. Hedrick does not mention the calyx.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Smooth. Both sources describe the color as lemon; Hedrick specifies it is uniform lemon throughout.

Flesh/Flavor: Yellow, fine-grained, firm, melting, and juicy, with a very rich, sugary flavor. Hedrick adds that the delicious flavor compensates for the small size.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November and December.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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ROUSSELET DE JONGHE.

Fruit small, curved obovate, uneven and irregular in its outline. Skin smooth lemon color. Calyx very large, open. Flesh yellow, fine grained, firm, melting, juicy, rich, sugary. November, December. (Hogg.)

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Rousselet de Jonghe. i. Hogg Fruit Man. 639. 1884. Fruit small, obovate, curved, uneven and irregular in its outline; skin smooth, of a uniform lemon; flesh yellow, fine-grained, firm, melting and juicy, with a very rich, sugary flavor; its delicious flavor compensates for its small size; Nov. and Dec.

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