Beurré de Bordeaux
PearBeurré de Bordeaux
Origin / History
Recommended in 1855 by Thomas Rivers, a well-known English authority, as a very productive standard. Listed in McIntosh, Book of the Garden, 2:463, 1855.
Tree
Standard tree, very productive.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Not described in source.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Not described in source.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: First quality.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurré de Bordeaux.
- McIntosh Bk. Gard. 2:463. 1855.
Recommended in 1855 by Thomas Rivers, a well-known English authority, as a very productive standard; fruit of medium size and first quality; Oct.