Beurré Rose

Pear

Beurré Rose

Origin / History

Described by Noisette in Manuel Complet du Jardinier, 2:528, 1860.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Obovate.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellow washed with rose.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, semi-melting, sweet.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

End of October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1849) from Massachusetts

Hovey & Co. , Cambridge , Massachusetts — 1849

View original book sources (1)

Beurré Rose.

i. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:528. 1860.

Fruit medium, obovate, yellow washed with rose; flesh white, semi-melting, sweet; end of Oct.

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

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