Belle Sucree

Pear

Belle Sucree

Origin/History

Published in Germany prior to 1876; origin unknown. Known in German sources as Schone Zuckerbirne.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large

Form: Variable in form

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx/Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Of a beautiful lemon-yellow, almost entirely washed with red.

Flesh/Flavor: Semi-melting, very saccharine.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September and October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Belle Sucree.

Guide Prat. 83. 1876. Schone Zuckerbirne.

Mathieu Nom. Pom. 280. 1889.

Published in Germany previous to 1876; origin unknown. Fruit large, variable in form; of a beautiful lemon-yellow, almost entirely washed with red; flesh semi-melting, very saccharine; Sept. and Oct.

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

Deutscher Kaiser Schone Zuckerbirne