Beurré de Brigne
PearBeurré de Brigne
Origin and History
A wilding found in the commune of Brigné, Maine-et-Loire, France. It was introduced in 1832.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Below medium or medium.
Form: Globular-oblate, bossed round the summit.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Pale yellow shaded with tender green, sprinkled with large gray-russet dots and some brownish stains.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh whitish, very fine, melting. Juice exceedingly abundant, saccharine, acidulous, having a musky perfume. Delicious.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Hedrick rates this variety as "first" quality.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurré de Brigne.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 1:93, fig. 47. 1872. Poire des Nonnes.
- Horticulturist 7:514. 1852.
- Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:463, fig. 1869.
A wilding found in the commune of Brigné, Maine-et-Loire, Fr. It was introduced in 1832. Fruit below medium or medium, globular-oblate, bossed round the summit, pale yellow shaded with tender green, sprinkled with large, gray-russet dots and some brownish stains; flesh whitish, very fine, melting; juice exceedingly abundant, saccharine, acidulous, having a musky perfume, delicious; first; Sept.