Besi de Wutzum
PearBesi de Wutzum
Origin/History
Of uncertain origin.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Rather small
Form: Globular, regular in contour, largest circumference around center, forming short point at stem
Skin (unripened): Pale green, sown with many fawn dots
Skin (ripened): On ripening the green changes to pale yellow; the sun-exposed side becomes golden and washed with red
Flesh: White, tinted with yellow; semi-fine texture, melting; rather gritty about the center; juicy, sugary
Quality Rating: Second
Season
October
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921). Reference: Mas Pom. Gen. 7:119, fig. 540 (1881).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Besi de Wutzum.
i. Mas Pom. Gen. 7:119, fig. 540. 1881.
Of uncertain origin. Fruit rather small, globular, regular in contour, largest circumference around center, forming short point at stem, pale green, sown with many fawn dots; on ripening the green changes to pale yellow and the sun-exposed side becomes golden and washed with red; flesh white, tinted with yellow, semi-fine, melting, rather gritty about the center, juicy, sugary; second; Oct.