“Did you know that the pear is France’s national fruit? Given that, we thought it appropriate to include a distinctly French variety. It is a medium to large size fruit with a russeted yellow skin. They are noted for being crisp with a sweet-tart flavor, and were originally shipped to Germany and England as luxury fruits.
These were developed in 1845 in Rouen France, but a blight in the 1940s almost wiped them out. Sadly today there is little commercial growing of the Passe Crassane pear which is difficult to find outside of Europe.”
I have grown Passe Crassane it is susceptible to fireblight, but a neat variety. They dip the stems in wax.