Thimothee

Pear

Thimothee (Pear)

Origin and History Raised from seed by M. Pariset, a seedsman of Ain, France, about 1852.

Tree Rather vigorous, upright, symmetrical.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish-pyriform, regular.

Skin: Greenish becoming pale yellow.

Stem: Very short, rather stout.

Calyx: Almost closed.

Cavity and Basin: Not described in source.

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, very fine, very melting, subacid, refreshing. Quality: good.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season November and December.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.

Source Citation U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); citing Mas, Pomologie Générale 7:181, fig. 574 (1881).

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Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Thimothee.

i. Mas Pom. Gen. 7:181, fig. 574. 1881.

This variety was raised from seed by M. Pariset, a seedsman of Ain, Fr., about 1852. Tree rather vigorous, upright, symmetrical. Fruit medium, roundish-pyriform, regular, greenish becoming pale yellow; calyx almost closed; stem very short, rather stout; flesh whitish, very fine, very melting, subacid, refreshing; good; Nov. and Dec.

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