Beurre Fouqueray

Pear

Beurre Fouqueray

Origin/History

Obtained by M. Fouqueray and introduced before 1885.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Very large

Form: Oblong, obtuse-pyriform

Skin: Olive-green, speckled with brown spots

Flesh and Flavor: White, tender, melting, sweet and perfumed

Quality Rating: First (superior quality)

Season

October and November

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 5 catalogs (1900–1917) from England

George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
Thomas Rivers & Son , Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire , England — 1913
George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1914
George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1917

View original book sources (1)

Beurre Fouqueray.

Card. Chron. N. S. 24:622. 1885.

Guide Prat. 87. 1895.

Obtained by M. Fouqueray, and introduced before 1885.

Fruit very large, oblong, obtuse-pyriform, olive-green, speckled with brown spots; flesh white, tender, melting, sweet and perfumed; first; Oct. and Nov.

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