Beurré Audusson
Pear
Beurré Audusson
Origin/History
Raised from seed by Anne-Pierre Audusson at Angers, France, in 1833 or 1834 (Hedrick). Described in Leroy, Dict. Pom. 1:305, fig. (1867).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Desportes gives medium, measuring two and a half inches long by two and a half inches in diameter. Hedrick rates it below medium — a conflict between the two sources.
Form: Desportes: obovate, acute pyriform, tapering rather abruptly into the stalk. Hedrick: pyriform, slightly obtuse, even in contour. The two sources conflict on taper: Desportes describes an acute apex while Hedrick describes a slightly obtuse one.
Stem: Short, stout, fleshy at the point of junction, set in an irregular manner (Desportes).
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Large, open (Desportes).
Basin: Shallow (Desportes).
Skin: Both sources agree on a greenish ground color with a blush on the sun-exposed side and russet/brown dots. Desportes specifies yellowish green at maturity, with a dull red cheek on the sunny side, and covered with numerous russet dots. Hedrick describes the color as greenish, sprinkled with large dots of brown, and blushed on the side next the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: The two sources conflict substantially. Desportes: flesh melting, tender, juicy; flavor rich sub-acid, slightly perfumed with rose; quality "very good." Hedrick: flesh semi-fine, whitish, rather melting, gritty at the center; juice sufficient, saccharine, having little flavor or perfume; quality third.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
The two sources conflict significantly on ripening time. Desportes gives the first to the fifteenth of October. Hedrick gives end of August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
- Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
- The Horticulturist (1855) — listed as Beurre Andusson
View original book sources (2)
— B. Desportes, The Horticulturist (1856)Beurre Andusson. — Size — medium, two and a half inches long by two and a half inches in diameter. Form — obovate, acute pyriform, tapering rather abruptly into the stalk. Stem — short, stout, fleshy at the point of junction, set in an irregular manner. Calyx — large open, in a shallow basin. Color — yellowish green at maturity, with a dull red cheek on the sunny side, and covered with numerous russet dots. Flesh — melting, tender, juicy. Flavor — rich sub-acid, slightly perfumed with rose. Season — ripens from the first to the fifteenth of October. Quality — "very good."
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurré Audusson.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:305, fig. 1867.
Raised from seed by Anne-Pierre Audusson, Angers, Fr., in 1833 or 1834. Fruit below medium, pyriform, slightly obtuse, even in contour, greenish, sprinkled with large dots of brown and blushed on the side next the sun; flesh semi-fine, whitish, rather melting, gritty at the center; juice sufficient, saccharine, having little flavor or perfume; third; end of Aug.