Beurré d'Automne de Donauer
PearBeurré d'Automne de Donauer
Origin and History
According to Liegel, this variety was received from the seed beds of Van Mons. The variety is documented in Mas Pomologia Generalis, vol. 7, p. 173, fig. 567 (1881).
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, conic, regular in contour.
Skin: Bright green.
Flesh and Flavor: White, tinted with yellow, melting, abounding in rich, sugary water, vinous and pleasantly perfumed.
Quality Rating: First rate.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, and Core: Not described in source.
Season
November and December.
Tree
Not described in source.
Uses
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)Beurré d'Automne de Donauer.
i. Mas Pom. Gen. 7:173, fig. 567. 1881.
Liegel said he had received this variety as having come from seed beds of Van Mons. Fruit medium, conic, regular in contour, bright green; flesh white, tinted with yellow, melting, abounding in rich, sugary water, vinous and pleasantly perfumed; first; Nov. and Dec.