Beurre Gilles

Pear

Origin/History

First recorded in Guide Pratique (1876). The variety was on trial at the Experiment Farm, Agassiz, British Columbia, in 1900.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large

Form: Pyramidal

Skin: Brilliant yellow

Flesh and Flavor: Very fine, very juicy, sugary, aromatic. Quality: good.

Season

November and December.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Beurre Gilles.

i. Guide Prat. 86. 1876.

On trial at the Experiment Farm, Agassiz, B. C., in 1900.

Fruit large, pyramidal, brilliant yellow; flesh very fine, very juicy, sugary, aromatic; good; Nov. and Dec.

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