Sainte Anne
PearSainte Anne
Origin / History
Obtained by M. Joanon at Saint-Cyr near Lyons, France. Recorded in Guide Prat, page 99, 1895.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Fruit medium.
Form: Oval, rounded at either end.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish-yellow, washed with rose on the side next the sun.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: White, rather fine, buttery, very juicy, melting, saccharine.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Matures after Beurré Giffard, about the beginning of August.
Uses
Not described in source.
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)Sainte Anne.
i. Guide Prat. 99. 1895.
Obtained by M. Joanon at Saint-Cyr near Lyons, Fr. Fruit medium, oval, rounded at either end, greenish-yellow, washed with rose on the side next the sun; flesh white, rather fine, buttery, very juicy, melting, saccharine; matures after Beurré Giffard, about the beginning of Aug.