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Sucrée de Montluçon pear

Sucree de Montlucon is a late-season French dessert pear, noted for its very sweet flesh.

Sucrée de Montluçon identification images

USDA identification images for Sucrée de Montluçon

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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    Origins

    • Species: Pyrus communis
    • Introduced: 1810s
    • Developed by: M. Rochet

    Using

    • Picking season: Very late
    • Cropping: Good
    • Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
    • Food uses: Eating fresh

    Growing

    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Ploidy: Triploid
    • Bearing regularity: Regular

    Climate

    • Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy

    Identification

    • Country of origin: France
    • Period of origin: 1800 - 1849
    • Fruit size: Large
    • Fruit colour: Green - light
    • Fruit colour: Red
    • Fruit colour: Russet

    Where to buy trees

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    References

    • The Book of Pears (2015)
      Author: Morgan
      252

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