Beurré Jean Van Geert
PearBeurré Jean Van Geert
Origin/History
Raised from seed by Jean Van Geert, a nurseryman at Port de Bruxelles, Belgium, and placed on sale in 1864. Cited by Leroy (Dict. Pom. 1:381, fig. 1867) and Hogg (Fruit Man. 522, 1884).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large. Downing describes the form as oblong pyriform; Hedrick describes it as pyriform, curving toward the stalk.
Stem: Short (Downing). Not described in Hedrick.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Half closed (Downing). Not described in Hedrick.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow (Hedrick specifies bright yellow), dotted and marbled with fawn (Hedrick adds striped with fawn), washed with vermilion red on the sunny side.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, semi-fine, melting, juicy, granular (rough) around the core. Downing adds: sweet, aromatic. Hedrick rates the quality as first, but of rather variable character.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source beyond the note that flesh is granular around the core.
Season
Downing: October–November. Hedrick: November.
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 5 catalogs (1900–1917) from England
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
- Thomas Rivers & Son , Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire , England — 1913
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1914
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1917
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Beurre Jean Van Geert.
Originated in Belgium with M. Jean Van Geert, and introduced in 1864.
Fruit large, oblong pyriform. Skin yellow, dotted and marbled with fawn, and washed with vermilion red in the sun. Stalk short. Calyx half closed. Flesh white, half fine, melting, juicy, rough at the core, sweet, aromatic. October, November. (Leroy.)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurré Jean Van Geert.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:381, fig. 1867.
- Hogg Fruit Man. 522. 1884.
Raised from seed by Jean Van Geert, a nurseryman at Port de Bruxelles, Bel., and placed on sale in 1864. Fruit large, pyriform, curving toward the stalk, bright yellow, dotted and marbled and striped with fawn, washed with vermilion on the side of the sun; flesh whitish, semi-fine, melting, juicy, granular around the core; first, but of rather variable character; Nov.