Beurre Oudinot
PearBeurre Oudinot
Origin / History
Foreign (Elliott). Published by Leroy in 1849 (Hedrick). Hedrick's references are Mag. Hort. 19:516, 1853, and Leroy, Dict. Pom. 1:406, 1867.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Above medium (Hedrick) to large (Elliott).
Form: Pyriform (Elliott); turbinate-obtuse, swelled, irregular and bossed (Hedrick).
Stem: Curved (Elliott).
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Medium (Elliott).
Basin: Shallow (Elliott).
Skin: Rough to the touch (Hedrick). Yellowish green with brownish cheek (Elliott); dull grayish-yellow, slightly blushed on the side exposed to the sun (Hedrick).
Dots: Clear brown (Hedrick).
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, very fine and melting, free from grit; juice abundant, sugary, vinous, of an exquisite flavor (Hedrick). Flesh fine, juicy (Elliott). Quality "good" (Elliott); "first" (Hedrick).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September (Elliott and Hedrick).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
- Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
- Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865) — listed as Oudinot
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 (2)
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)OUDINOT.
Beurre Oudinot.
Foreign. Fruit, large, pyriform, yellowish green, with brownish cheek ; stem, curved ; calyx, medium : basin, shallow ; flesh, fine, juicy ; " good." September.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurre Oudinot.
- Mag. Hort. 19:516. 1853. 2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 1:406. 1867.
Published by Leroy in 1849. Fruit above medium, turbinate-obtuse, swelled, irregular and bossed, rough to the touch, dull grayish-yellow, dotted with clear brown, slightly blushed on the side exposed to the sun; flesh white, very fine and melting, free from grit; juice abundant, sugary, vinous, of an exquisite flavor; first; Sept.