Saint Herblain d'Hiver
PearSaint Herblain d'Hiver
Origin / History
Propagated by M. Bruneau, a nurseryman, Nantes, France, where it was raised, cultivated and much appreciated. Described in the literature under the citation Mas Pom. Gen. 1:147, fig. 74, 1872.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Conic-ovate, usually symmetrical in outline.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Rather thick and firm. At first bright green, sprinkled with brown dots. Changing to citron-yellow, with the side next the sun a little golden.
Dots: Brown, very regularly spaced and prominent, showing on the bright green skin before the fruit changes color.
Flesh and flavor: White, semi-fine, dense, semi-breaking, full of sweet juice. Saccharine and refreshing, more tender when eaten at its extreme maturity.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
End of winter.
Uses
A good winter cooking pear.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
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)Saint Herblain d'Hiver.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 1:147, fig. 74. 1872.
The Saint Herblain d'Hiver was propagated by M. Bruneau, a nurseryman, Nantes, Fr., where it was raised, cultivated and much appreciated.
Fruit medium, conic-ovate, usually symmetrical in outline; skin rather thick and firm, at first bright green sprinkled with brown dots very regularly spaced and prominent, changing to citron-yellow with the side next the sun a little golden; flesh white, semi-fine, dense, semi-breaking, full of sweet juice, saccharine, refreshing, more tender when eaten at its extreme maturity; a good winter, cooking pear; end of winter.