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Beurré Henri Courcelle

Pear

Origin/History

Raised by Arsène Sannier of Rouen, France, from seed of Bergamotte Espéren, which it resembles in form. First described in Gardeners' Chronicle, 3rd Series, 4:602 (1888) and Guide Pratique, 52 (1895).

Tree

Very fruitful. Other characteristics not described in source.

Fruit

  • Size: Medium to small
  • Form: Oblong-pyriform
  • Skin: Grayish-green
  • Flesh and Flavor: Flesh very fine and of a distinctive and exquisite flavor
  • Quality: First rate
  • Cavity: Not described in source
  • Calyx: Not described in source
  • Basin: Not described in source
  • Stem: Not described in source
  • Core/Seeds: Not described in source

Season

Winter and spring

Uses

Not described in source

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900)

  • Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (1)

Beurré Henri Courcelle.

  1. Card. Chron. 3rd Ser. 4:602. 1888.
  2. Guide Prat. 52. 1895.

Raised by Arsène Sannier, Rouen, Fr., from seed of Bergamotte Espéren which it resembles in form. Fruit medium to small, oblong-pyriform, grayish-green; flesh very fine and of a distinctive and exquisite flavor; first; winter and spring; very fruitful.

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