Beurré Gens
PearBeurré Gens
Origin / History
A Belgian pear (Downing).
Tree
Vigorous and productive (Downing); very productive (Elliott). Young wood yellowish brown (Downing).
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish obovate, obscurely pyriform (Downing); irregularly obovate, inclining to conic, truncate (Elliott).
Stem: Short; thick (Elliott).
Cavity: Stalk inserted in a cavity at an inclination (Elliott).
Calyx: Small, partially closed (Downing); open, stiff (Elliott).
Basin: Narrow (Downing); broad, rather deep, uneven (Elliott).
Skin: Rough (Elliott). Ground yellow (Downing) or greenish (Elliott); shaded with bright red (Downing), or slightly shaded on the sunny side (Elliott); netted and patched with russet (Downing).
Dots: Russet; sprinkled (Downing), thickly covering the skin (Elliott).
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, fine, juicy, melting, a little gritty at the core; sweet, vinous, aromatic (Downing); sugary, perfumed (Elliott). Quality "Very good" (Downing); "excellent" (Elliott).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September to October; September (Elliott), October (Downing).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1849) from Massachusetts
- Hovey & Co. , Cambridge , Massachusetts — 1849
View original book sources (2)
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Beurre Gens.
Tree, vigorous, very productive. Fruit, medium, irregularly obovate, inclining to conic, truncate ; skin, rough, greenish, slightly shaded on the sunny side and thickly covered with russet dots ; stalk, short and thick, inserted in a cavity at an inclination ; calyx, open, stiff, in a broad, rather deep, uneven basin ; flesh, sugary, perfumed, excellent. September.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Beurré Gens.
A Belgian Pear. Tree vigorous and productive. Young wood yellowish brown.
Fruit medium, roundish obovate, obscurely pyriform. Skin yellow, shaded with bright red and sprinkled with russet dots, and netted and patched with russet. Stalk short. Calyx small, partially closed. Basin narrow. Flesh white, fine, juicy, melting, sweet, vinous, aromatic, a little gritty at the core. Very good. October.