Beurré Précoce
PearBeurré Précoce
Origin / History
Raised by M. Goubault, a nurseryman at Mille-pieds, near Angers, France, in 1850 (Hedrick).
Tree
Moderately vigorous, productive (Downing).
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Obovate, inclining to pyriform (Downing); obtuse at the stalk (Hedrick).
Stem: Long, curved (Downing).
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Nearly closed (Downing).
Basin: Abrupt, corrugated (Downing).
Skin: Greenish yellow or yellowish green, specked with russet, slightly netted and patched with russet (Downing), slightly reddened on the side exposed to the sun (Hedrick).
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh whitish to white, delicate, melting; juicy, the juice abundant, sugary, vinous; a little astringent (Downing), sometimes disagreeably astringent (Hedrick). Quality "Good" (Downing); "moderate" (Hedrick).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August; middle of August (Downing).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900) — listed as Beurre Precocee
- Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1901) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Beurre Precocee.
Precocee Goubault. Bezi Precocee.
Raised by Mr. Goubault, Angers, France. Tree moderately vigorous, productive.
Fruit medium, obovate, inclining to pyriform. Skin greenish yellow, slightly netted and patched with russet. Stalk long, curved. Calyx nearly closed. Basin abrupt, corrugated. Flesh whitish, juicy, melting, vinous, a little astringent. Good. Middle of August.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurré Précoce.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:413, fig. 1867.
- Hogg Fruit Man. 526. 1884.
Raised by M. Goubault, a nurseryman at Mille-pieds, near Angers, Fr., in 1850. Fruit medium, obovate, obtuse at stalk, yellowish-green, specked with russet, slightly reddened on the side exposed to the sun; flesh white, delicate, melting; juice abundant, sugary, vinous, sometimes disagreeably astringent; moderate; Aug.