Souvenir de Madame Charles
PearSouvenir de Madame Charles
Origin / History
Raised by M. Sannier, Rouen, France, from seed of Serrurier. Described under this name in Mathieu, Nom. Pom. 285 (1889), and in Guide Prat. 100 (1895).
Tree
Tree vigorous, fertile and suitable for all forms of cultivation.
Fruit
Size: Fruit medium to large.
Form: Fruit having the form of the Passe Colmar.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Gray.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh very fine, melting, saccharine and perfumed.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Dec. and Jan.
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.