Besi de Vindré
PearBesi de Vindré
Origin and History
Cultivated in the garden of the Horticultural Society of Angers in 1838. Described in Leroy's Dictionnaire Pomologique, volume 1, page 291 (1867).
Fruit
Form and Size: Small, globular in shape, somewhat asymmetrical with uneven swelling favoring one side.
Skin: Greenish-yellow ground color. Dotted overall with russet. Streaked with russet in the region around the calyx. Marked with brownish-fawn in the region around the stem.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish in color. Semi-fine and semi-melting in texture, with some grits present around the core. Juice sweet and not acidic, with a rather savory flavor character.
Season
October.
Quality
Second-rate (second-class fruit).
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Besi de Vindré.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:291, fig. 1867.
Was cultivated in the garden of the Horticultural Society of Angers in 1838. Fruit small, globular, rather more swelled on one side than on the other, greenish-yellow, dotted with russet and streaked with russet about the calyx, and marked with brownish-fawn about the stem; flesh whitish, semi-fine, semi-melting and containing some grits around the core; juice sweet, not acid, rather savory; second; Oct.