Sucre de Tertolan
PearSucre de Tertolan
Origin/History
Originated in Holland.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Below medium
Form: Roundish pyriform
Stem: Rather long
Skin: Pale green, mostly covered with russet in a netted, patched, and dotted pattern
Flesh and Flavor: White flesh tinged with yellow, half melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed
Cavity, Calyx, and Basin
Not described in source.
Core and Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
Last September, early October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)SUCRE DE TERTOLAN.
Sucre d'Automne de Tertolen. Sucre Vert d'Automne de Tolsduyn.
Originated in Holland.
Fruit below medium, roundish pyriform, pale green, mostly covered, netted, patched, and dotted with russet. Stalk rather long. Flesh white, tinged with yellow, half melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed. Last September, early October. (Verg.)