Belle Julie
Pear[A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)] Belle Julie.
Tilloy. St. Germain Dutilleul. Alexandre D'Elie. St. Germain du Tillay. St. Germain du Tilloy. St. Germain de Graines.
A Belgian Pear. Tree very vigorous, and productive. Young wood rather slender, light yellowish brown.
Fruit medium, globular obtuse pyriform, sometimes inclined. Skin rather rough, greenish yellow, considerably netted and patched with russet, especially around the stalk and calyx. Stalk generally curved, set in a slight depression, often without and sometimes with a lip. Calyx open. Flesh whitish, buttery, juicy, melting, slightly vinous. Good to very good. October.
[U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)] Belle Julie.
- Elliott Fr. Book 350. 1854.
- Leroy Diet. Pom. 1:204, 205, fig. 1867. Alexandrine Helie.
- Guide Prat. 81. 1876. Raised by Van Mons and fruited first in 1842. Fruit medium, long-obovate-pyriform, greenish-yellow, much patched and netted with russet, dotted with bright fawn; flesh rather greenish-yellow, coarse, semi-melting, juicy, sugary, vinous, with a fine perfume; first; Oct. and Nov.
[F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)] Belle Julie.
Foreign. Tree, upright grower. Fruit, medium, long ovate, yellowish green, cinnamon russet, bronzed red in sun ; stem, short, stout ; calyx, medium, reflexed ; flesh, greenish white, juicy ; " very good." October and November. (Hov. Mag.)
[John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)] Belle Julie. Small, obovate, light green; melting, buttery, sweet, perfumed. October.
Book Sources
Described in 4 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 6 catalogs (1897–1917) from England
- Kelway & Son , Langport, Somerset , England — 1897
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
- Thomas Rivers & Son , Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire , England — 1913
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1914
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1917
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Belle Julie.
Tilloy. St. Germain Dutilleul. Alexandre D'Elie. St. Germain du Tillay. St. Germain du Tilloy. St. Germain de Graines.
A Belgian Pear. Tree very vigorous, and productive. Young wood rather slender, light yellowish brown.
Fruit medium, globular obtuse pyriform, sometimes inclined. Skin rather rough, greenish yellow, considerably netted and patched with russet, especially around the stalk and calyx. Stalk generally curved, set in a slight depression, often without and sometimes with a lip. Calyx open. Flesh whitish, buttery, juicy, melting, slightly vinous. Good to very good. October.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Belle Julie.
- Elliott Fr. Book 350. 1854.
- Leroy Diet. Pom. 1:204, 205, fig. 1867. Alexandrine Helie.
- Guide Prat. 81. 1876. Raised by Van Mons and fruited first in 1842. Fruit medium, long-obovate-pyriform, greenish-yellow, much patched and netted with russet, dotted with bright fawn; flesh rather greenish-yellow, coarse, semi-melting, juicy, sugary, vinous, with a fine perfume; first; Oct. and Nov.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Belle Julie.
Foreign. Tree, upright grower. Fruit, medium, long ovate, yellowish green, cinnamon russet, bronzed red in sun ; stem, short, stout ; calyx, medium, reflexed ; flesh, greenish white, juicy ; " very good." October and November. (Hov. Mag.)
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Belle Julie. Small, obovate, light green; melting, buttery, sweet, perfumed. October.