Beurré Reine
PearBeurré Reine
Origin and History
A Belgian variety cultivated in the Royal fruit orchards of Vilvorde-lez-Bruxelles in 1850. Referenced in Leroy's Dictionnaire de Pomologie (1867).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Very large, especially when grown on espalier and pyramid; obovate, often approaching the form of the Beurré Diel.
Quality Classification: Second.
Other characteristics: Not described in source.
Season
October and November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source citation: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:417 (1867).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurré Reine.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:417. 1867.
A Belgian variety cultivated in the Royal fruit orchards of Vilvorde-lez-Bruxelles in 1850. Fruit very large, especially on espalier and pyramid; obovate, often approaching the form of the Beurré Diel; second; Oct. and Nov.