Beurré de Hochheim
PearBeurré de Hochheim
Origin/History
Of German origin.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, pyriform (pear-shaped).
Skin: Clear green.
Flesh and Flavor: Buttery. Flavor recalling that of the Beurré Gris. Rated as first quality.
Season
November and December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Documented in Guide Pratique (1876), p. 86.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurré de Hochheim.
- Guide Prat. 86. 1876.
Of German origin. Fruit medium, pyriform, clear green; flesh buttery, of a flavor recalling that of the Beurré Gris; first; Nov. and Dec.
Hochheimer Butterbirne