Belle de Guasco
PearBelle de Guasco
Origin/History
Cultivated in the garden of the Society of Van Mons in Belgium but did not originate there. It was sent out from there to France for further distribution in 1853.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, oblong-obtuse-pyriform.
Skin: Lemon-yellow, greenish on the shaded side and washed with vermilion on the side exposed to the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: White, fine, melting, juicy. Flavor vinous and acid.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Core: Not described in source.
Season
Late August and early September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Quality rating: third class (Hedrick classification).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Belle de Guasco. i. Mas Pom. Gen. 3:57, fig. 125. 1878. 2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 1:202, 203, fig. 1867. Cultivated in the garden of the Society of Van Mons in Belgium but did not originate there. It was sent out from there to France for further distribution in 1853. Fruit medium, oblong-obtuse-pyriform, lemon-yellow, greenish on the shaded side and washed with vermilion on the side exposed to the sun; flesh white, fine, melting, juicy, vinous, acid; third; late Aug. and early Sept.