Bellissime d'Ete'
Pear
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Bellissime d'Ete'
Origin and History
First documented in William Coxe's A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817), where it was identified under the name "Beauty of Summer."
Fruit
Size and Form
The fruit is small and regular in form, diminishing toward the stem.
Stem
Long.
Skin
Smooth, of a bright yellow. The cheek toward the sun exhibits a brilliant red with small dots.
Flesh and Flavor
When picked before full ripeness, it is described as a pretty good early pear.
Other Characteristics
The fruit sometimes grows in clusters.
Tree and Bearing
Produces abundantly.
Season
Ripens about the middle of July.
Uses
Early dessert pear.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
- Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817) — listed as Bellissime D'Ete,' Or The Beauty Of Summer
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)
- BELLISSIME D'ETE,' OR THE BEAUTY OF SUMMER.
The fruit is small, and singularly beautiful—the skin is smooth, of a bright yellow, the cheek towards the sun of a brilliant red, with small dots—the form is regular, diminishing towards the stem, which is long; if picked before it is too ripe, it is a pretty good early pear; it sometimes grows in clusters, produces abundantly, and ripens about the middle of July.