Besi Dubost
PearBesi Dubost
Origin / History
Obtained from a seed of Echasserie by M. Pariset, Curciat-Dongalon, France. It first bore fruit in 1845. Described by Mas, Le Verger 1:29, fig. 13 (1866–73), and by Leroy, Dictionnaire de Pomologie 1:268, fig. (1867).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Turbinate, very obtuse and swelled, generally a little bossed.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Golden-yellow, dotted and striped with russet.
Dots: Russet, scattered over the golden-yellow skin.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, semi-fine, melting, juicy, gritty around the core. Quality second.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
January to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)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.