Summer Portugal
PearSummer Portugal
Origin/History
Not described in source.
Tree
Growth habit and shoots: Upright. Shoots are reddish-brown.
Vigor and bearing: Very productive.
Other characteristics: Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and form: Rather small, often nearly medium. Roundish-oblate, regular.
Stem: About an inch long.
Cavity: Shallow.
Calyx: Stiff, erect.
Basin: Shallow.
Skin: Yellowish-green or pale yellow, with a handsome red cheek in the sun formed of reddened dots.
Flesh and flavor: White, breaking, tender, juicy, moderately good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Late summer.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The variety is also known as Passans du Portugal.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Summer Portugal. (Passans du Portugal.) Size rather small, often nearly medium, roundish-oblate, regular; skin yellowish-green or pale yellow, with a handsome red cheek in the sun, formed of the reddened dots; stalk about an inch long; calyx stiff, erect; cavity and basin shallow; flesh white, breaking, tender, juicy, moderately good. Late summer. Very productive. Shoots upright, reddish-brown.