Beurre Duvivier
PearBeurre Duvivier
Origin/History
A French pear. Also known as General Duvivier.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small
Form: Obovate
Skin: Greenish with russet
Flesh/Flavor: White, coarse, sweet, pleasant, hardly good. Rots at core.
Quality Assessment: Coarse, poor.
Season
September
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Beurre Duvivier.
Duvivier. General Duvivier.
A coarse, poor French Pear.
Fruit small, obovate, greenish with russet. Flesh white, coarse, sweet, pleasant, hardly good. Rots at core. September.
Duvivier General Duvivier General Duvivier