Summer Crassane
PearSummer Crassane
Origin / History
The description is attributed to Hogg. The source gives the French name Crassane d'Été alongside the title Summer Crassane.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Fruit small.
Form: Roundish oblate.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Pale yellow, covered with crimson russet.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Half melting, very juicy, sweet, and aromatic.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Last 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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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Summer Crassane.
Crassane d'Été.
Fruit small, roundish oblate, pale yellow, covered with crimson russet. Flesh half melting, very juicy, sweet, and aromatic. Last of August. (Hogg.)