Belle de Malines
PearBelle de Malines
Origin and History
Received by Leroy at Angers, France, from Belgium in 1863 as a new variety. No statement of its origin was provided with the initial introduction. The variety is documented in Leroy's Dictionnaire Pomologique (Vol. 1, p. 207, with figure, 1867).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Form and Size: Medium; turbinate-obtuse, ventriculous with one side larger than the other.
Skin: Bright yellow, dotted, streaked and stained with russet, washed with delicate rose on the side next the sun.
Flesh: Dull white, semi-fine, melting; gritty at center.
Flavor and Juice: Juice sufficient; sweet, fresh, saccharine, musky. Quality: first (highest grade).
Season
August and September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes or Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Belle de Malines.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:207, fig. 1867. Received by Leroy, Angers, Fr., from Belgium in 1863 as a new variety and without statement of its origin. Fruit medium, turbinate-obtuse, ventriculous, having one side larger than the other, bright yellow, dotted, streaked and stained with russet, washed with delicate rose on the side next the sun; flesh dull white, semi-fine, melting, gritty at center; juice sufficient, sweet, fresh, saccharine, musky; first; Aug. and Sept.