Beurré Delbecq
PearBeurré Delbecq
Origin/History
A Belgian variety. Listed in the Guide Prat. (1895, pp. 58, 232).
Tree
Vigorous and productive.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Downing describes the shape as oval obovate; Hedrick gives conic-pyriform.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Downing describes the color as golden yellow, splashed and dotted with red in the sun. Hedrick describes the color as lemon-yellow, with no mention of red splashing.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white (Downing), fine to very fine (Downing: fine; Hedrick: very fine), melting, juicy (Downing), sweet. Rated Good by Downing; rated first quality by Hedrick.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September–October (Downing); October (Hedrick).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Beurré Delbecq.
Delbecque. Fleur de Mars. Fondante Delbecq. Beurré Delberg.
A Belgian variety. Tree vigorous and productive. Fruit medium, oval obovate, golden yellow, splashed and dotted with red in the sun. Flesh white, fine, melting, juicy, sweet. Good. September, October.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurré Delbecq.
- Guide Prat. 58, 232. 1895. Fruit medium, conic-pyriform, lemon-yellow; flesh very fine, melting, sweet; first; Oct.