Sabine d'Été
PearSabine d'Été
Origin / History
Raised in 1819 by M. Stoffels of Mechlin, Belgium. Hedrick's The Pears of New York (1921) gives this account of the variety.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Not described in source.
Form: Pyramidal, broadest at the base and tapering to a round, blunt point at the stalk.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Smooth and even. Yellow on the shaded side, and of a fine scarlet where exposed to the sun.
Dots: Minutely dotted where exposed to the sun.
Flesh and flavor: White, melting, juicy, highly perfumed.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ripe in August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Listed in Lindley Guide Orch. Card., 348 (1831).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Sabine d'Été.
- Lindley Guide Orch. Card. 348. 1831.
Raised in 1819 by M. Stoffels of Mechlin, Bel. Fruit pyramidal, broadest at the base and tapering to a round, blunt point at the stalk; skin smooth and even, yellow on the shaded side, and of a fine scarlet, minutely dotted when exposed to the sun; flesh white, melting, juicy, highly perfumed; Aug.