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Sainte Anne

Pear

Sainte Anne

Origin/History

Obtained by M. Joanon at Saint-Cyr near Lyons, France. First described in Guide Pratique, 1895.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

  • Size: 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
  • Flesh/Flavor: White, rather fine, buttery, very juicy, melting, saccharine
  • Core/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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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.

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