Verte-longue panachee
Pear
Verte-longue panachee
Origin/History
Referenced by Duhamel (Traité des Arbres Fruitiers, 1768) and documented in Annales de Pomologie Belge (1853) and Downing's Fruit Trees of America (1869). A striped variant of the Long Green of Autumn pear; the two differ in that Verte-longue panachee has the wood and fruit striped with green and yellow bands, and the leaves occasionally striped with yellow. Coxe (1817) lists the variety by name and number (No. 29) without further description.
Tree
Wood striped with green and yellow bands. Leaves occasionally striped with yellow.
Fruit
Skin: Striped with green and yellow bands, distinguishing it from the parent variety Long Green of Autumn.
Size, Form, Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Flesh/Flavor, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Verte-longue panachee is itself a striped sport or variant of Long Green of Autumn (Verte-longue d'automne), differing from the original in the banded coloration of wood, fruit, and foliage.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
View original book sources (2)
— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)No. 29. Verte longue Panachee'.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Verte-longue panachee.
- Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:195, Pl. XXXVII. 1768.
- Ann. Pom. Belge 1:65, fig. 1853. Long Green Panache.
- Downing Fr. Trees Am. 804. 1869.
A striped variety of Long Green of Autumn, differing from the original in having the wood and fruit striped with green and yellow bands, and in having the leaves occasionally striped with yellow.