Besi de Caffoy

Pear

Origin and History

A wilding discovered in the forest of Caffoy, Brittany, France. First documented reference in Miller's Gardeners' Dictionary (1807).

Tree

Fruits are produced in large clusters at the extremity of the shoots.

Fruit

Size: Small

Form: Oblong

Skin: Yellowish, spotted with red

Flesh and Flavor: Melting; juice very rich

Season

December and January

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Besi de Caffoy.

Miller Gard. Dict. 3. 1807. A wilding discovered in the forest of Caffoy, Brittany, Fr. Fruit small, oblong, yellowish, spotted with red; flesh melting; juice very rich; Dec. and Jan. The fruits are produced in large clusters at the extremity of the shoots.

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