Beurré de Saint-Amand
PearBeurré de Saint-Amand
Origin/History Obtained from seed by M. Grégoire, near Fleurus, Belgium, in 1853.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
- Size: Medium
- Form: Globular-ovoid, very obtuse
- Skin: Bright green, passing to golden-yellow and stained with orange-red on the sunny side when ripe
- Flesh: Yellowish-white, fine, melting, juicy, with some grit around the seeds
- Flavor: Juice vinous, sweet, aromatic
- Quality: First rate
Season October
Uses Not described in source.
Other Source references: Annales de Pomologie Belge 4:3, fig. 1856; Leroy, Dictionnaire de Pomologie 1:423, fig. 1867.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurré de Saint-Amand.
- Ann. Pom. Belge 4:3, fig. 1856. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:423, fig. 1867.
Obtained from seed by M. Grégoire, near Fleurus, Bel., in 1853. Fruit medium, globular-ovoid, very obtuse, bright green passing to golden-yellow and stained with orange-red on the sunny side when ripe; flesh yellowish-white, fine, melting, juicy, some grit around the seeds; juice vinous, sweet, aromatic; first; Oct.
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