Beaufort

Pear

Beaufort (Pear)

Origin/History

Raised by Lucy Duke of Beaufort County, North Carolina, about 1884, probably from seed of Winter Nelis crossed with Bartlett. It is a twin of Lucy Duke, having been raised from seed of the same parent pear.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium to large (Hedrick); medium (Thomas).

Form: Globular-obovate.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Dull green changing to yellow-green (Hedrick), russeted and dotted. Thomas describes the color as russeted yellow, consistent with the ripe stage Hedrick indicates.

Flesh/Flavor: Firm and sweet.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Late October (Hedrick). Thomas classes it as a Winter pear, suggesting it may keep or ripen into the winter season.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Listed in the American Pomological Society Report, 1885, and the Van Lindley catalog, 1899.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

View original book sources (2)

Beaufort.

Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 153. 1885. 2. Van Lindley Cat. 36. 1899.

Raised by Lucy Duke, Beaufort County, N. C., about 1884 probably from seed of Winter Nelis crossed with Bartlett. It is a twin of Lucy Duke, having been raised from seed of the same pear. Fruit medium to large, globular-obovate, dull green changing to yellow-green, russeted and dotted; flesh firm and sweet; first; late Oct.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Beaufort. Medium, russeted yellow. Winter. N. C.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)