I grew it here and it always seemed like a pear to me. It is french and it is so hard to grow they dont even grow it there much anymore. I grew 2 types of the pear. @mrsg47 would know more but they are sold there in france with the stem dipped in signature red wax. They get fireblight quickly.
Passe-crassane pears have been on my radar since I first heard about them and I wondered if anyone has pictures and can share your experiences.
PASSE CRASSANE
Origin:M. Boisbunel, France, about 1845.
Number one winter pear in Italy.
Additional: Passe-Crassane Pear is a variety developed by M. Boisbunel which was a nurseryman from Rouen, France. The pear was first available in 1845. Little more is known about the favorite pear in France.
AURORA aka (NY7620)
Origin: Marguerite Marillat x Williams’,
selected in 1950, named 1964, at New York
Agricultural Experimental Station, Geneva, USA.
BEURRÉ BOSC aka (KAISER A…
I tried it
Derby,
These are the ones I’m growing in 2018. It took me a little time to decide what I wanted to try this year.
PI 131232 Pound Pyrus communis 2 count Scion COR Remove
PI 131662 Passe Crassane Pyrus communis 2 count Scion COR Remove
PI 131663 Passe Crassane Rouge Pyrus communis 2 count Scion COR Remove
PI 224553 Sucree Rosee Pyrus communis 2 count Scion COR Remove
PI 255614 Madame Boutant Pyrus communis 2 count Scion COR Remove
PI 255616 Napoleon Pyrus communis 2 …