Souvenir de du Breuil Père
PearSouvenir de du Breuil Père
Origin/History
Obtained from a bed of seeds of Louise Bonne de Jersey prepared by A. du Breuil, Rouen, France, in 1840.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Form and Size: Medium or rather large, sub-spherical; more often inclined by the oblique truncation of its wide top.
Skin: Very fine, yellow at maturity, much mottled and dotted with bright russet all over; the russet becoming purple on the side next the sun.
Flesh: White, melting, very juicy, saccharine, pleasantly perfumed and sprightly; excellent.
Season
November to January.
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)Souvenir de du Breuil Père.
i. Pom. France 4:No. 159, Pl. 159. 1867. Poire du Breuil Père. 2. Rev. Hort. 202. 1889.
Obtained from a bed of seeds of Louise Bonne de Jersey made by A. du Breuil, Rouen, Fr., in 1840. Fruit medium or rather large, sub-spherical, more often inclined by the oblique truncation of its wide top; skin very fine, yellow at maturity, much mottled and dotted with bright russet all over, the russet becoming purple on the side next the sun; flesh white, melting, very juicy, saccharine, pleasantly perfumed and sprightly; excellent; Nov. to Jan.