Theophile Lacroix

Pear

Origin/History Not described in source.

Tree Productive and of good vigor.

Fruit Large to very large, pyriform, similar to the type of Beurré Diel. Skin deep yellow, plentifully spotted and marbled with cinnamon-red. Flesh yellowish, fine, and juicy, with an aroma suggestive of orange; slightly gritty about the core. Stem, cavity, calyx, and basin not described in source.

Season December and January.

Uses First quality.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Theophile Lacroix. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 290. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 50. 1895.

Tree productive and of good vigor. Fruit large to very large, pyriform, similar to the type of Beurré Diel, deep yellow, plentifully spotted and marbled with cinnamon-red; flesh yellowish, fine, juicy, with an aroma suggestive of orange, a little gritty about the core; first; Dec. and Jan.

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