Van Mons St. Germain
PearVan Mons St. Germain
Origin/History
A seedling of Professor Van Mons', considered a great acquisition to the list of fine pears. Also known as St. Germain Nouveau.
Tree
Vigorous and productive.
Fruit
Size and form: Rather above medium; regular; oblong obovate pyriform.
Skin: Greenish yellow, shaded with dull green, with fawn russet patches and minute black dots.
Stalk: Long, inserted with scarcely any depression, surrounded by a few folds.
Flesh: White, half fine, melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
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Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Van Mons St. Germain.
St. Germain Nouveau.
A seedling of Professor Van Mons', and considered a great acquisition to the list of fine Pears. Tree vigorous, productive.
Fruit rather above medium, regular, oblong obovate pyriform, greenish yellow, shaded with dull green, and with fawn russet patches and minute black dots. Stalk long, inserted with scarcely any depression, surrounded by a few folds. Flesh white, half fine, melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed. September. (Al. Pom.)