Beurre d'Esperen

Pear

Beurre d'Esperen

Origin/History

Reference: McIntosh Bk. Card. 2:460 (1855)

Tree

Hardy and healthy; succeeds well on quince stock.

Fruit

Size & Form

Large.

Flavor & Quality

Good.

Season

January

Fruit (Additional Characteristics)

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Source citation: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Beurre d'Esperen.

i. McIntosh Bk. Card. 2:460. 1855.

Fruit large; good; tree hardy, healthy and succeeds well on quince stock; Jan.

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

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