Beurre d'Elberg

Pear

Beurre d'Elberg

Origin/History Foreign origin.

Tree Moderately vigorous.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, obtuse pyriform.

Skin: Pale yellow, often with a blush, slightly speckled with russet.

Stem: Medium, stout, curved; inserted in an irregular cavity.

Cavity: Irregular.

Calyx: Small, open; set in a very small basin.

Basin: Very small.

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, somewhat coarse, juicy, buttery, melting, sweet, and perfumed.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season November.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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Beurre d'Elberg.

Foreign. Tree, moderately vigorous. Fruit, large, obtuse pyriform ; skin, pale yellow, often with a blush, slightly speckled with russet ; stalk, medium, stout, curved, inserted in an irregular cavity : calyx, small, open, set in a very small basin: flesh, whitish, somewhat coarse, juicy, buttery, melting, sweet, and perfumed. November.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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