Bergamotte Bouvant

Pear

Bergamotte Bouvant

Origin/History Listed as a new variety in 1895, first documented in Guide Prat. (1895), and recorded by U.P. Hedrick in The Pears of New York (1921).

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit Size: Medium.

Flesh/Flavor: Fine, melting, juicy, well sweetened, and pleasantly perfumed.

Season April and May.

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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Bergamotte Bouvant.

Guide Prat. 103. 1895.

Listed as a new variety in 1895. Fruit medium; flesh fine, melting, juicy, well sweetened and pleasantly perfumed; Apr. and May.

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