Beurre Nantais

Pear

Origin/History Foreign origin.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large
Form: Oblong pyriform
Skin: Pale yellow with a crimson cheek; russet dots
Flesh: White, melting, juicy, and sugary
Quality: Very good

Season September

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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Beurre Nantais. Beurré de Nantes. Foreign. Fruit, large, oblong pyriform, pale yellow, crimson cheek, russet dots ; flesh, white, melting, juicy, sugary ; "very good." September.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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