Beurre Perran
PearBeurre Perran
Origin and History
Imported into England by the Worcester Nurseries about 1866. The variety remained relatively obscure until 1896, when it was exhibited before the Royal Horticultural Society and awarded a certificate of merit.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large; globular-obtuse shape with an irregular surface.
Surface: Pale yellow, nearly covered with russet spots and blotches.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh very melting. Flavor rich and good for its season.
Season and Storage
In season immediately after Christmas; keeps until the end of February.
Tree
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 5 catalogs (1900–1917) from England
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
- Thomas Rivers & Son , Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire , England — 1913
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1914
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1917
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurre Perran.
i. Card. Chron. 3rd Ser. 19:209, fig. 28. 1896. 2. Jour. Hort. N. S. 32:91, fig. 14. 1896.
This variety was imported into England by the Worcester Nurseries about 1866, but was not much heard of until 1896 when it was exhibited before the Royal Horticultural Society and was awarded a certificate of merit. Fruit large, globular-obtuse, irregular surface, pale yellow but nearly covered with russet spots and blotches; in season immediately after Christmas and keeps till end of Feb.; for such a season the flavor is rich and good, flesh very melting.