Besi Sans Pareil
PearBesi Sans Pareil
Origin and History
Bonnefonds recorded this pear in 1651 under the names Sans-Pair or Nonpareille. It was also documented by Olivier de Serres in 1608 and Saint-Etienne in 1660. Introduced to the United States around 1850.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and form: Medium, spherical or globular-oval, generally rather symmetrical.
Skin: Lemon-yellow, slightly greenish, dotted and mottled with fawn, blushed with brownish-red on the side exposed to the sun.
Flesh: White, semi-fine, rather melting, very juicy.
Flavor: Vinous, saccharine, sourish, with an extremely agreeable aroma.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx and basin: Not described in source.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October to February.
Quality
First rate.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
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 Sans Pareil.
- Guide Prat. 78, 240. 1876. Besi Incomparable. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:275, fig. 1867. Besi Sanspareil. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 702. 1869.
Bonnefonds mentioned this pear in 1651 under the names of Sans-Pair or Nonpareille, as also did Saint-Etienne in 1660 and Olivier de Serres in 1608. Introduced to this country about the year 1850. Fruit medium, spherical or globular-oval, generally rather symmetrical, lemon-yellow, slightly greenish, dotted and mottled with fawn, blushed with brownish-red on the side exposed to the sun; flesh white, semi-fine, rather melting, very juicy, vinous, saccharine, sourish, having an extremely agreeable aroma; first; Oct. to Feb.