Tavernier de Boulogne

Pear

Tavernier de Boulogne (Pear)

Origin/History

Found in 1836 by M. Tavernier in a woods near Trelaze, France. Documented in Field Pear Cult. (1858) and Leroy's Dictionnaire Pomologique (1869).

Tree

Scraggly in growth habit. Productive and a good orchard tree.

Fruit

Size: Medium to above medium (medium-large).

Form: Longish-conic.

Skin: Greenish-yellow.

Flesh: White and firm.

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

Season

Late spring and early summer.

Uses

First quality for cooking.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

View original book sources (1)

Tavernier de Boulogne, i. Field Pear Cult. 283. 1858. 2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:696, fig. 1869. Found in 1836 by M. Tavernier in a woods near Trelaze, Fr. Tree scraggly, productive, a good orchard tree. Fruit medium to above, longish-conic, greenish-yellow; flesh white, firm; of first quality for cooking; late spring and early summer.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)