Beurré Haffner
PearBeurré Haffner
Origin / History
A Belgian pear, by some confounded with Flemish Beauty, from which it is entirely distinct.
Tree
Tree vigorous, productive. Young wood clear reddish yellow brown.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Obovate pyriform.
Stem: Rather long, curved, sometimes with a lip.
Cavity: Small; stalk set in it, sometimes with a lip.
Calyx: Large and open.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish yellow, often with a shade of red, netted and patched with russet.
Dots: Many russet dots.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh whitish, a little coarse, juicy, melting, sweet, pleasant. Very good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September, October.
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)Beurré Haffner.
A Belgian Pear, by some confounded with Flemish Beauty, from which it is entirely distinct. Tree vigorous, productive. Young wood clear reddish yellow brown.
Fruit medium, obovate pyriform. Skin greenish yellow, often with a shade of red, netted and patched with russet, and many russet dots. Stalk rather long, curved, set in a small cavity, sometimes with a lip. Calyx large and open. Flesh whitish, a little coarse, juicy, melting, sweet, pleasant. Very good. September, October.