Beurre Payen

Pear

Beurre Payen

Origin/History

Raised by Adrien Papeleu at Wetteren near Ghent, Belgium, and disseminated in 1846.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Form and size: Medium; obovate-obtuse-pyriform.

Skin: Grayish-russet, covered with strongly marked, whitish specks.

Flesh: Yellowish-white, semi-fine, melting.

Flavor: Sweet and musky juice.

Stem, cavity, calyx, basin, core, and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Reference: Leroy, Dict. Pom. 2:408, fig. (1869).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Beurre Payen. i. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:408, fig. 1869. Raised by Adrien Papeleu at Wetteren near Ghent, Bel., who disseminated it in 1846. Fruit medium, obovate-obtuse-pyriform, grayish-russet, covered with strongly marked, whitish specks; flesh yellowish-white, semi-fine, melting; juice sweet and musky.

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

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