Beurré Goubalt
PearBeurré Goubalt
Origin/History
Raised from seed in 1842 by M. Goubault, a nurseryman near Angers, France. References: Leroy, Dict. Pom. 1:370 (1867); Hogg, Fruit Man. 521 (1884).
Tree
Vigorous, an early bearer, and productive. (Downing.)
Not described in source. (Hedrick.)
Fruit
Size: Downing describes the fruit as small; Hedrick as medium.
Form: Downing describes the form as irregularly obovate; Hedrick as globular, inclining to turbinate.
Stem: Stalk long. (Downing.)
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Large. (Downing.)
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Downing describes the skin as greenish yellow with gray lines. Hedrick describes it as green even when ripe, uniformly sprinkled with grayish dots.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white, semi-fine, and melting (Hedrick); juicy and melting (Downing). Juice very abundant, sugary, aromatic, first-class (Hedrick). Downing rates the flavor as pleasant but not rich, and the variety as Good — a notably lower assessment than Hedrick's first-class.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September.
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 2 catalogs (1894–1895) from California
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1894
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1895
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Beurré Goubalt.
Poire Goubalt.
Originated in France, in 1842. Tree vigorous, an early bearer, and productive.
Fruit small, irregularly obovate. Skin greenish yellow, with gray lines. Stalk long. Calyx large. Flesh juicy, melting, pleasant, but not rich. Good. September.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurre Goubault.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:370, fig. 1867.
- Hogg Fruit Man. 521. 1884.
Obtained from seed in 1842 by M. Goubault, a nurseryman near Angers, Fr. Fruit medium, globular, inclining to turbinate, green even when ripe, uniformly sprinkled with grayish dots; flesh white, semi-fine, melting; juice very abundant, sugary, aromatic; first-class; Sept.