Virginie Baltet

Pear

Virginie Baltet

Origin & History

Raised and introduced in 1904 by Charles Baltet of Troyes, France. Published in Revue Horticole, 1903 and 1905.

Tree

Vigorous and pyramidal in form. Very productive bearer.

Fruit

Size: Large to very large.

Form: Club-shaped, oblique at the base.

Stem: Short.

Skin: Yellowish ground with red blush.

Flesh & Flavor: Melting, juicy, sugary, delicately perfumed. Quality very good.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx & Basin: Not described in source.

Core & Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November and December.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes & Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

View original book sources (1)

Virginie Baltet.

Rev. Hort. 546. 1903. 2. Ibid. 92, fig. 1905.

Raised, and introduced in 1904, by Charles Baltet, Troyes, Fr. Tree vigorous, pyramidal, very productive. Fruit large to very large, club-shaped, oblique at the base, yellowish, blushed with red; stem short; flesh melting, juicy, sugary, delicately perfumed; very good; Nov. and Dec.

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