Beurre de Beaumont
PearBeurre de Beaumont
Origin / History
Foreign.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish obovate.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellowish green, brownish red in the sun.
Dots: Covered with dark green or russety specks.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, buttery, juicy, sweet; "very good."
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Last of September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1849) from Massachusetts
- Hovey & Co. , Cambridge , Massachusetts — 1849
View original book sources (1)
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Beurre de Beaumont. Beri Vaet.
Foreign. Fruit, medium, roundish obovate, yellowish green, brownish red in sun, covered with dark green or russety specks; stem, short; calyx, closed; flesh, white, buttery, juicy, sweet; "very good." Last September