Summer St. Germain

Pear

Summer St. Germain Pear

Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Bears large crops. No further tree characteristics described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium in size, obovate pyriform in form.

Stem: An inch and a quarter long, obliquely inserted.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Large.

Basin: Scarcely sunken.

Skin: Pale green over the entire surface.

Flesh/Flavor: Juicy and tender, with a very slight acidity. Overall quality rated Poor; described as a pleasant but second-rate pear.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Last of August / late August.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Sources: Downing (1900); Thomas (1903). Both sources agree throughout; Thomas provides no details beyond what Downing records.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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SUMMER ST. GERMAIN.

Short's Saint Germain. Saint Germain de Martin. Saint Germain d'Été. Jolimont of some. Jargonelle des Provençaux.

A pleasant, juicy summer Pear, of second-rate flavor, bearing large crops.

Fruit of medium size, obovate pyriform. Skin pale green all over the surface. Stalk an inch and a quarter long, obliquely inserted. Calyx large, in a basin scarcely sunken. Flesh juicy, tender, with a very slight acid. Poor. Last of August.

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

Summer St. Germain. Medium, obovate, green; juicy, slightly acid. Late August.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Jargonelle des Provençaux Jolimont Saint Germain d'Été Saint Germain de Martin Short's Saint Germain