Beurré des Augustins
PearBeurré des Augustins
Origin and History
Originally described in the Pomone tournaisienne, which suggests the neighborhood of Tournai, Belgium, as the place of its birth.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Turbinate-obtuse (pear-shaped with a blunt or obtuse end)
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Not described in source.
Flesh and Flavor: Buttery and very juicy. Rated as first-class.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November and December.
Uses
Dessert pear (first-class quality).
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Source Citation: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), pp. 87, citing Guide Prat. (1895).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurré des Augustins.
- Guide Prat. 87. 1895. Originally described in the Pomone tournaisienne which is suggestive that the neighborhood of Tournai, Bel., was the place of its birth. Fruit medium, turbinate-obtuse; flesh buttery, very juicy; first; Nov. and Dec.