Beurré d'Avalon
PearBeurré d'Avalon
Origin / History
Called the Benedictine of the English, or Glastonbury pear. Apparently originated as a wilding with W. G. L. Lovell, Glastonbury, England. Bunyard believes it an old sort introduced by the monks. Grafts were first taken from the tree in 1862. Cited in Jour. Hort. N. S. 22:73, 99, 126, 1872, and in Bunyard-Thomas, Fr. Gard. 140, 1904.
Tree
Medium size; fairly hardy; productive; prolific, hardy (Bunyard catalog, 1914). Catalog wording: "best succeeded on the well established; by standards."
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Oblong-obovate.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Russeted; medium colored, dark rusted.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellowish, melting, juicy, aromatic. Quality "pretty good" and "good" (Bunyard catalog).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Suitable for the kitchen garden (Bunyard catalog).
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Bunyard catalog notation: "Man."
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
- Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921) — listed as Glastonbury
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1900) from England
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900 — listed as Beurré d'Avalon, Glastonbury, or Benedictine
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (2)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Glastonbury.
- Jour. Hort. N. S. 22:73, 99, 126. 1872. 2. Bunyard-Thomas Fr. Gard. 140. 1904.
The Benedictine of the English or Glastonbury pear, apparently originated as a wilding with W. G. L. Lovell, Glastonbury, Eng., but Bunyard believes it to be an old sort introduced by the monks. Grafts were first taken from the tree in 1862. Fruit large, oblong-obovate, russeted; flesh yellowish, melting, juicy, aromatic; Oct.
— George Bunyard & Co., George Bunyard Catalog of Fruit Trees (1914) (1914)Oct.; Man.; large; medium colored dark rusted; flesh yellowish, pretty good; productive; medium size; fairly hardy; suitable for kitchen garden; good; prolific hardy suitable for kitchen garden; best succeeded on the well established; by standards.