Betzy

Pear

Origin/History

Small French pear variety, documented in Baltet's Cultivation of Fruit (1908).

Fruit

Size: Small.

Other characteristics not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Good for market and household use. Suitable for cooking, preserving, or the making of wine.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Betzy.

i. Baltet Cult. Fr. 404. 1908.

A small, French fruit, good for market and household use, for cooking, preserving, or the making of wine.

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