Beau de la Cour
PearBeau de la Cour
Origin / History
Mentioned in the Bulletin of the Society Van Mons in 1855. Cited by Hedrick (1921) to Mas, Pom. Gen. 7:109, fig. 535, 1881. Veitch (1911) calls it "a splendid fruit" and "surely one of the best large pears known for the table."
Tree
Free bearer (Veitch).
Fruit
Size: Small or nearly medium (Hedrick). Veitch calls it a large pear.
Form: Globular-ovate, even in outline.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Light green, changing at maturity to brilliant pale yellow; the side next the sun stained with vermilion.
Dots: Very numerous, dark green; at maturity they remain green but are less visible.
Flesh and flavor: Coarse, dry, very saccharine, musky.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August to November. Hedrick gives August; Veitch gives October and November.
Uses
Good for cooking (Hedrick). A table pear (Veitch).
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (2)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beau de la Cour.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 7:109, fig. 535. 1881.
Mentioned in the Bulletin of the Society Van Mons in 1855. Fruit small or nearly medium, globular-ovate, even in outline, light green covered with very numerous dark green spots changing at maturity to a brilliant pale yellow, though the spots remain green but less visible; the side next the sun is stained with vermilion; flesh coarse, dry, very saccharine, musky; good for cooking; Aug.
— James Veitch & Sons, Veitch's Fruit Trees (1911) (1911)a splendid fruit is surely one of the best large pears known for the table. Free bearer Oct. & Nov.