A late-season fondant pear, named for its sugary sweet aromatic flesh.
Fondante d'Automne pear identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Fondante d'Automne
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 Kingdom
- Hugh Morton in Kingsbridge, DEVON
- Peter Revell in Hemel Hempstead, HERTS
Origins
- Species: Pyrus communis - Pear
- Originates from: France
- Introduced: 1825
- Developed by: Major Esperen of Malines or Mr Fievee of Maubeauge
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1973-330
Identification
- Country of origin: Belgium
- Country of origin: France
- Period of origin: 1800 - 1849
- Fruit colour: Gold
- Fruit colour: Russet
- Fruit colour: Yellow
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Rarely grown
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flesh colour: White
- Fruit size: Average
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Good
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Picking period: mid-September
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Slightly small
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Canker: Some resistance
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Fondante d'Automne pear trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Fondante d'Automne pear trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.
References
- The Book of Pears (2015)
Author: Morgan
222 - The Fruit Manual
Author: Hogg