Abate fetel aka Abbe fetel

[ZombieFruit]

I grafted it 2 years ago (to an established callery) and I have ~15 fruit his year.

[clarkinks]

@ZombieFruit @Ahmad

Absolutely the right way to go when you can! Thats great advice for others! They are the most beautiful pear i grow.

[ukie]

@clarkinks @Fusion_power
I was going through The Pomology Book (1901) by the Ukrainian pomologist Lev Symyrenko and found references to both of Abbé Fétel’s parents: Beurré Clairgeau and Bonne Louise d’Avranches.
“This great variety obtained by planting seed from Beurré Clairgeau which was pollinated by Bonne Louise d’Avranches. By M. Fr. Burvenich-père.”

@Fusion_power, your Excel database lists only one parent - you can add the missing one!

[Fusion_power]

Done! However, USDA genome data suggests Louise Bon Jersey as the male parent. It is NOT confirmed! Looks like Louise bon d’Avranches is a pseudonym for Louise Bon Jersey.

[ukie]

@Fusion_power

Looks like Louise bon d’Avranches is a pseudonym for Louise Bon Jersey.

Exactly! Same book:

Bonne Louise d’Avranches. (M. Longueval, près Avranches 1788). Бонлуизъ.
Pseudonyms: Louise bonne de Jersey, Jersey Pear, Gute Louise von Avranches, Dobra Ludwika.