Verte-Longue de la Sarthe
PearVerte-Longue de la Sarthe
Origin / History
A variety well known and esteemed for many years in the country around Mans in France. Documented in Leroy's Dictionnaire de Pomologie (1869) and Mas's Pomologie Générale (1880), where it was also known as Grosse Verte-Longue Precoce de la Sarthe.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Form and Size: Nearly medium in size, globular-conic in form, obtuse at the apex.
Skin: Bright green in color, speckled with grayish dots, often rather russeted toward the poles. At maturity, the green changes to greenish-yellow.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish flesh, fine in texture, very melting. Full of sugary juice with a vinous character relieved with a refreshing savor. Quality rated as good.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
End of July.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Verte-Longue de la Sarthe.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:732, fig. 1869. Grosse Verte-Longue Precoce de la Sarthe.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 5:79, fig. 1880.
A variety well known and esteemed for many years in the country around Mans in France. Fruit nearly medium, globular-conic, obtuse, bright green, speckled with grayish dots, often rather russeted toward the poles; at maturity the green changes to greenish-yellow; flesh whitish, fine, very melting, full of sugary juice, vinous and relieved with a refreshing savor; good; end of July.