Beurré Kennes
PearBeurré Kennes
Origin / History
A Belgian pear, a seedling of Van Mons. Downing says it was introduced and described by Bivort in 1846. Hedrick says it came from seed sown by Van Mons and yielded its first fruit in 1845.
Tree
Tree vigorous, productive. Young wood brownish red.
Fruit
Size: Medium; below medium (Hedrick).
Form: Oblate turbinate, angular or oblique (Elliott); roundish acute pyriform (Downing); globular, obtuse-pyriform (Hedrick).
Stem: Medium length, thick, inclined, fleshy at its insertion by a large ring or lip (Downing). Varies in length, with a fleshy ring at the base (Elliott).
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Large, open (Elliott); partially closed (Downing).
Basin: Broad, shallow (Downing).
Skin: Greenish to greenish yellow, mostly covered with thin russet, shaded with crimson; dull crimson russet (Elliott). Yellow-ochre, brick-red on the side next the sun (Hedrick).
Dots: Thickly sprinkled, russet and crimson (Downing); crimson (Elliott); gray specks (Hedrick).
Flesh and flavor: Whitish, buttery, juicy, sweet, perfumed (Elliott); whitish, buttery, juicy, melting, flavor very sweet, rich, perfumed (Downing). Yellow, coarse, semi-melting, juicy, sweet, highly perfumed (Hedrick). Quality "very good" (Downing); "good" or "very good" (Elliott); "first" (Hedrick).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Hedrick cites Leroy, Dict. Pom. 1:383, fig. (1867), and Hogg, Fruit Man. 522 (1884).
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
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— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)
- Beurre Kennes. Medium, oblate turbinate, angular or oblique, greenish, with thin russet and shade, dull crimson russet, and crimson dots; stem, varies, fleshy ring at base; calyx, large, open; flesh, whitish, buttery, juicy, sweet, perfumed; "good" or "very good." October.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Beurre Kennes.
A Belgian Pear, a seedling of Van Mons, introduced and described by Bivort in 1846. Tree vigorous, productive. Young wood brownish red.
Fruit medium, roundish acute pyriform. Skin greenish yellow, mostly covered with thin russet, shaded with crimson, and thickly sprinkled with russet and crimson dots. Stalk of medium length, thick, and inclined, fleshy at its insertion, by a large ring or lip. Calyx partially closed, set in a broad, shallow basin. Flesh whitish, buttery, juicy, melting, with a very sweet, rich, perfumed flavor. Very good. October.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurré Kennes.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:383, fig. 1867.
- Hogg Fruit Man. 522. 1884.
From seed sown by Van Mons; yielded its first fruit in 1845. Fruit below medium, globular, obtuse-pyriform, yellow-ochre, dotted with gray specks, brick-red on the side next the sun; flesh yellow, coarse, semi-melting, juicy, sweet, and highly perfumed; first; Oct.