Summer Crassane

Pear

Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small

Form: Roundish oblate

Skin: Pale yellow, covered with crimson russet

Flesh/Flavor: Half melting, very juicy, sweet, and aromatic

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Last of August.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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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.)

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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