Besi Dubost

Pear

Besi Dubost

Origin/History

Obtained from a seed of Echasserie by M. Pariset, Curciat-Dongalon, France. It first bore fruit in 1845.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Turbinate (pear-shaped), very obtuse and swelled, generally a little bossed.

Skin: Golden-yellow, dotted and striped with russet.

Flesh: White, semi-fine, melting, juicy, gritty around the core.

Quality: Second.

Season

January to March.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Sources cited: Mas, Le Verger 1:29, fig. 13 (1866–73); Leroy, Dict. Pom. 1:268, fig. (1867).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Besi Dubost.

Mas Le Verger 1:29, fig. 13. 1866-73.

Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:268, fig. 1867. Obtained from a seed of Echasserie by M. Pariset, Curciat-Dongalon, Fr. It first bore fruit in 1845. Fruit medium, turbinate, very obtuse and swelled, generally a little bossed, golden-yellow, dotted and striped with russet; flesh white, semi-fine, melting, juicy, gritty around the core; second; Jan. to Mar.

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

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