Beurré du Comte Marcolini
PearBeurré du Comte Marcolini
Origin/History Upper Italy; documented 1839.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit Medium size. Form long, medium ventriculous. Skin shining pale green, changing to whitish-green. Flesh acidulous, sweet, and aromatic.
Season End of October.
Quality Second (indicating good quality but not first rank).
Uses Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.
Other Not described in source.
Source U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); original reference Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:115 (1856).
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurré du Comte Marcolini.
- Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:115. 1856.
Upper Italy, 1839. Fruit medium, long, medium ventriculous, shining pale green changing to whitish-green; flesh acidulous, sweet, and aromatic; second; end of Oct.