Rousselet Panaché

Pear

Rousselet Panaché

Origin/History

A variegated variety of French origin, introduced about 1825. First recorded in Guide Pratique (1876).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Small; short-ovate.

Skin: Greenish-yellow with light and dark streakings (variegated).

Flesh/Flavor: Not described in source.

Season

End of September.

Uses

First class for both dessert and household purposes.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Rousselet Panaché

i. Guide Prat. 80. 1876.

A variegated variety of French origin and new about 1825. Fruit small, short-ovate, greenish-yellow, with light and dark streakings; first for dessert and household; end of Sept.

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