Templiers

Pear

Templiers

Origin and History

The place of origin is uncertain but the variety dates at least to prior to 1838.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Form and Size: Large; short-turbinate.

Skin: Dull yellow, spotted with ashy gray.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Flesh and Flavor: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Beginning of September.

Uses

First quality for cooking.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Templiers.

Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:697, fig. 1869.

The place of origin is uncertain but the time is at least prior to 1838. Fruit large, short-turbinate, dull yellow, spotted with ashy gray; of first quality for cooking, beginning of Sept.

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