Our Variety Assessment

Its strengths, growing requirements and the conditions in which it performs best.

Eugène Thiriot is the later of the two Ardennes pears bearing the Thiriot name. Harvested during the second half of October, it develops fine, melting, exceptionally juicy and pleasantly buttery flesh in November. We would favour it for a standard or substantial freestanding tree. Growth is weak on quince, making a suitably vigorous pear rootstock a much better choice.

Eugène Thiriot

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

An old pear from the Ardennes, with fine, melting, exceptionally juicy, sweet and aromatic flesh, ripening in late autumn.

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Dispatch generally takes place from late November to February, depending on the weather and the progress of lifting the trees.

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1 year old grafted tree – approx. 1–2 m

Half-standard – 1 to 1.5 m stem

Low-stem tree – approx. 60 cm stem

Standard tree – 1.8 m stem and over

Pear rootstock options

Kirchensaller – approx. 6 m mature height

Pyrodwarf – approx. 4 m mature height

Quince BA29 – approx. 3 m mature height

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SKU: 29615 Categories: Dessert pear trees, Pear trees

Description

‘Eugène Thiriot’ is an old local variety originating from the Ardennes, formerly grown around Charleville, Mézières, Sedan and Carignan.

The medium to fairly large fruit is short and broad, slightly truncated at the top and sometimes irregular in shape. Its slightly rough skin turns pale yellow when ripe, with russet colouring and occasionally a pink blush on the side exposed to the sun.

The yellowish-white flesh is fine, melting, buttery and exceptionally juicy. Its flavour is richly sweet, pleasantly aromatic and of excellent quality when eaten at the correct stage of ripeness.

Harvest generally takes place during the second half of October. The pears then continue to ripen after picking and are mainly eaten in November.

The tree is particularly suitable for traditional orchard cultivation and standard trees grafted onto pear seedling rootstock. As its growth is fairly weak on quince, a vigorous pear rootstock is preferable for a durable and well-developed tree.

Variety characteristics

Variety origin

A French variety raised around 1855 in Charleville, in the Ardennes; its breeder and parentage are undocumented.

Origin

Period of origin

USDA zone

Flowering

Harvest period

Eating / keeping period

Use

Sweetness / acidity

Disease resistance

Self-fertility

Pollinator value

Ploidy

Origin and identity

Parentage

Parents unknown

Synonyms

Eugène Thirriot, Thirriot

Growth and adaptation

Vigour and habit

Moderate vigour on pear seedling, fairly weak on quince; suitable for traditional orchard cultivation

Quince compatibility

Compatible with quince, but growth is fairly weak; a pear seedling or vigorous pear rootstock is preferable

Disease behaviour

Scab

Susceptibility to scab is poorly documented

Pollination

Compatible pollinating varieties

For reliable fruit set, plant at least one variety with a compatible flowering period nearby. Flowering period: 3 - mid season.

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