Beurré Blanc Doré

Pear

Beurré Blanc Doré

Origin/History

First described in 1839 by Dittrich. Origin uncertain.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, globular-conic.

Skin: Pale water-green, dotted with gray-brown. At maturity, the green becomes a beautiful, warm, golden-yellow. The side next the sun is washed with bright vermilion-red.

Flesh: Yellowish-white, semi-buttery, sugary and perfumed.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Stem and Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.

Season

September.

Uses

Good dessert or eating pear.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Reference: Mas, Pomologie Générale, Vol. 6, p. 93, fig. 431 (1880).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Beurré Blanc Doré.

Mas Pom. Gen. 6:93, fig. 431. 1880.

The first description of this pear was given in 1839 by Dittrich; its origin is uncertain. Fruit medium, globular-conic, pale water-green, dotted with gray-brown, the green becoming at maturity a beautiful, warm, golden-yellow with the side next the sun washed with bright vermilion-red; flesh yellowish-white, semi-buttery, sugary and perfumed; good; Sept.

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