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Beurre Oudinot

Pear

Beurre Oudinot

Origin/History Published by Leroy in 1849.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size & Form: Above medium; turbinate-obtuse, swelled, irregular and bossed.

Surface: Rough to the touch. Skin dull grayish-yellow, dotted with clear brown, slightly blushed on the side exposed to the sun.

Flesh & Flavor: White, very fine and melting, free from grit. Juice abundant, sugary, vinous, of an exquisite flavor.

Quality: First rate.

Season September.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Not described in source.


Sources:

  1. Mag. Hort. 19:516. 1853
  2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 1:406. 1867
  3. U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Beurre Oudinot.

  1. 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.

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