Beurré Hudellet

Pear

Beurré Hudellet

Origin/History

Origin uncertain, but probably raised from seed by Van Mons.

Fruit

Form and Size: Medium, turbinate-conic, regular in form.

Skin: Water-green, speckled with very dark green spots.

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, rather fine, buttery, sufficiently juicy and sugary, vinous and agreeable.

Season

September.

Tree

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Source: Mas Pom. Gen. 4:95, fig. 240 (1879).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Beurré Hudellet.

Mas Pom. Gen. 4:95, fig. 240. 1879.

Origin uncertain, but probably it was raised from seed by Van Mons. Fruit medium, turbinate-conic, regular in form, water-green, speckled with very dark green spots; flesh whitish, rather fine, buttery, sufficiently juicy and sugary, vinous and agreeable; medium; Sept.

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