Souvenir de Madame Charles
PearSouvenir de Madame Charles
Origin & History
Raised by M. Sannier of Rouen, France, from seed of the Serrurier pear. Documented in Mathieu's Nomenclature Pomologique (1889) and Guide Pratique (1895).
Tree
Vigorous and fertile. Suitable for all forms of cultivation.
Fruit
Size & Form: Medium to large, having the form of the Passe Colmar.
Skin: Gray.
Flesh: Very fine, melting, saccharine, and perfumed.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx & Basin: Not described in source.
Surface Features: Not described in source.
Core & Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December and 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
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Souvenir de Madame Charles. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 285. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 100. 1895.
Raised by M. Sannier, Rouen, Fr., from seed of Serrurier. Tree vigorous, fertile and suitable for all forms of cultivation. Fruit medium to large, having the form of the Passe Colmar, gray; flesh very fine, melting, saccharine and perfumed; Dec. and Jan.