Beurré Rance
PearOrigin/History
Not described in source.
Tree
The wood is dull grayish brownish yellow, with straggling growth. When bearing fruit, the tree becomes rather pendulous. Upon reaching moderate size, it bears well.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium size. Obtuse pyriform.
Skin: Dark green, even at maturity. Rather thick. Dotted with numerous russet specks.
Stalk: Rather slender, an inch and a half long. Set in a slight blunt depression, or often without any cavity.
Calyx and Basin: Calyx quite small. Set in a basin very little sunk.
Flesh and Flavor: Greenish white. Melting. A little gritty at the core. Full of sweet, rich juice, of excellent flavor.
Season
Considered by all English cultivators the best very late pear yet generally known. Succeeds in England, Belgium, and France. Does not succeed in this country (America), except at the South, or in warm soils and particular localities.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Beymont: Doubtless a seedling of Beurré Rance, but so identical in every respect except its wood as to make a second description unnecessary.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 8 catalogs (1864–1917) from England, Oregon
- St. Helena Nursery , Howell's Prairie, Marion County , Oregon — 1864
- Woodburn Nurseries , Woodburn, Marion Co. , Oregon — 1894
- Kelway & Son , Langport, Somerset , England — 1897
- 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)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Beurré Rance.
Beurré Ranse. Bon Chrétien de Rans. Hardenpont du Printemps. Beurré de Noirchain. Beurré Epine. Beurré de Rhin. Beurré de Flandre. Beurré d'Hiver. Josephine, incorrectly of some. Beurré Bon Chrétien. Beurré de Ranz. Gastelier. Noirchain. Jenart. Beymont.
The Beurré Rance is considered by all English cultivators the best very late Pear yet generally known. The wood is dull grayish brownish yellow, straggling in growth, and rather pendulous when in bearing, and when the tree has attained a moderate size it bears well.
Fruit of medium size, obtuse pyriform. Skin dark green, even at maturity, rather thick, and dotted with numerous russet specks. Stalk rather slender, an inch and a half long, set in a slight blunt depression, or often without any cavity. Calyx quite small, and set in a basin very little sunk. Flesh greenish white, melting, a little gritty at the core, full of sweet, rich juice, of excellent flavor. Succeeds in England, Belgium, and France, but does not in this country, except at the South, or in warm soils and particular localities.
Beymont is doubtless a seedling of Beurré Rance, but so identical in every respect except its wood as to make a second description unnecessary.