A high quality and very sweet dessert pear.
USDA identification images for Abbé Fétel
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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United States
- John Betz in Vineland, NEW JERSEY
Greece
- Xenophon Alexopoulos in Gardiki Souliou, THESPROTIA
Italy
- Barbara Chinaglia in Lendinara, ITALY
India
- Jatin Fishta in Rohru, INDIA
Origins
- Species: Pyrus communis - Pear
- Originates from: France
- Introduced: 1860s
- Developed by: Fétel
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1951-105
Identification
- Country of origin: France
- Period of origin: 1850 - 1899
- Fruit size: Small
Growing
- Flowering group: 4
Where to buy fresh fruit
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References
- The Book of Pears (2015)
Author: Morgan
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