Tardive de Mons
PearTardive de Mons
Origin/History
Documented by Edward Sandford Hogg in his Fruit Manual (1866, citation 331; 1884, citation 654).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size & Form: Medium in size, oblong-obovate, even and regularly formed.
Skin: Uniformly yellow with an orange tinge next the sun. Dots large and russet.
Stem: Rather slender, obliquely inserted without depression.
Calyx: Large, open.
Flesh & Flavor: White, tender, buttery, melting, very juicy, rich, sugary. Rated as an "excellent pear."
Season
November.
Uses
Not explicitly described in source. The designation "excellent pear" indicates dessert/table use.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Tardive de Mons.
i. Hogg Fruit Man. 331. 1866. 2. Ibid. 654. 1884.
Fruit medium in size, oblong-obovate, even and regularly formed; skin uniformly yellow, orange tinge next the sun; dots large and russet; calyx large, open; stem rather slender, obliquely inserted without depression; flesh white, tender, buttery, melting, very juicy, rich, sugary; rated as an "excellent pear;" Nov.