Beurré de Brou
PearOrigin/History
A seedling of Van Mons grown about 1825.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small or medium.
Form: Turbinate-obtuse.
Skin: Very pale green, strewn with numerous minute points of gray-green. On ripening, the side next the sun becomes golden and the rest of the skin yellow.
Flesh and Flavor: White, melting, with abundant juice, sugary, agreeable.
Quality: A fruit of good quality.
Season
End of September.
Uses
Ships well.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
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 de Brou.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 7:1, fig. 481. 1881.
A seedling of Van Mons grown about 1825. Fruit small or medium, turbinate-obtuse, very pale green, strewn with numerous minute points of gray-green; on ripening, the side next the sun becomes golden and the rest of the skin yellow; flesh white, melting, with abundant juice, sugary, agreeable; a fruit of good quality and ships well; end of Sept.