Beaufort

Pear

Beaufort Pear

Origin / History

Raised by Lucy Duke, 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. Cited in the American Pomological Society Report (1885, p. 153) and the Van Lindley Nursery Catalogue (1899, p. 36).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

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

Form: Globular-obovate (Hedrick).

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, russeted and dotted (Hedrick); described as russeted yellow (Thomas).

Flesh / Flavor: Firm and sweet (Hedrick).

Core / Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Late October, rated first quality (Hedrick). Thomas places it in the Winter class, which conflicts with Hedrick's late-October ripening — Thomas may refer to storage season rather than harvest date, or to a different regional timing.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1901) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901

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)