Beurré Delbecq

Pear

Beurré 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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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.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Beurré Delbecq.

Guide Prat. 58, 232. 1895. Fruit medium, conic-pyriform, lemon-yellow; flesh very fine, melting, sweet; first; Oct.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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