Verte Longue of Angers

Pear

Verte Longue of Angers (Pear)

Origin/History

Belgian variety. Resembles Long Green (or Verte Longue), with which it shares ancestry or nomenclature.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large

Form: Pyriform, nearly Bosc-shaped; distinct

Skin: Green

Stem: Rather short, oblique, not sunk

Basin: Rather small

Calyx: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Flesh/Flavor: Greenish-white, juicy, melting, agreeably perfumed

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Illustrated in the original text (Fig. 647, Thomas, 1903).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

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Verte Longue of Angers. Large, distinct pyriform (nearly Bosc-shaped) ; green; stalk rather short, oblique, not sunk; basin rather small; flesh greenish-white, juicy and melting, agreeably perfumed. October. Belgian. Resembles Long Green (or Verte Longue). Fig. 647.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

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