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Beurré Dupont

Pear

Beurré Dupont

Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small

Form: Pyriform-curved, sides unequal

Skin: Rich golden-yellow, speckled with patches of cinnamon russet

Flesh: Tender, melting, juicy and sweet

Flavor: Sweet-water flavor, without perfume

Season

End of October

Uses

Quality rated "second"

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); citing Hogg Fruit Man. 519 (1884)

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Beurré Dupont.

  1. Hogg Fruit Man. 519. 1884.

Fruit small, pyriform-curved, sides unequal, rich golden-yellow, speckled with patches of cinnamon russet; flesh tender, melting, juicy and sweet, without perfume and only a sweet-water flavor; second; end of Oct.

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