Rousselet de Pomponne
PearRousselet de Pomponne
Origin and History
Obtained by MM. Pradel, nurserymen at Montauban, France. First described in Mas, Pomologie Générale 6:67, fig. 418 (1880).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small
Form: Globular-ovate or nearly globular, even in outline
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Pale green in early stages, sprinkled with numerous large, regularly spaced dots of gray circled with darker green. At maturity, changes to pale yellow and is washed on the side opposed to the sun with bright rosy-red; the dots on the colored side appear blood-red.
Flesh and Flavor: White, semi-breaking. Juice sufficient, saccharine, with little flavor.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Mid-August.
Uses
Rated second in quality.
Subtypes and Variants
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)Rousselet de Pomponne.
i. Mas Pom. Gen. 6:67, fig. 418. 1880.
Obtained by MM. Pradel, nurserymen at Montauban, Fr. Fruit small, globular-ovate or nearly globular, even in outline, pale green at first, sprinkled with numerous large, regularly spaced dots of gray circled with darker green, changing at maturity to pale yellow and washed on the side opposed to the sun with bright rosy-red on which the dots are blood-red; flesh white, semi-breaking; juice sufficient, saccharine, with little flavor; second; mid-Aug.