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Marie Louise
A mid season dessert pear highly prized in Victorian England.
Origin: Belgium, 1809
Pollination: Marie Louise is partially self-fertile and would produce some crop without a pollinator but would benefit considerably from a pollinator. Pollination partners
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History and description of Marie Louise
Raised by Abbe Duquesne at Mons, Belgium 1809. Named after Napoleon's second wife.Medium sized, long oval fruit. Smooth greenish yellow skin with some patches of brown russet. White, very juicy, slightly granular flesh. Moderate flavour.
Weak growing tree with a spreading habit. Slow to come into bearing and not very reliable cropper.
Characteristics of Marie Louise pear trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | |
| Flavour | |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | Oct |
| Season of use | Oct-Nov |
| Tree vigour | Small |
| Tree habit | Spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Erratic |
| Pollination date | 22 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Partially self-fertile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Progeny | Beurre Bedford |
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