Beurré Stappaerts
PearBeurré Stappaerts
Origin/History
A seedling of Van Mons, documented in Mas Le Verger (1:125, fig. 61, 1866–73).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form Small to medium; nearly spherical or conic-spherical.
Skin Thick and firm. Pale green sprinkled with large, brownish dots regularly spaced. Turns to dull, pale yellow and rather golden where exposed to the sun.
Flesh and Flavor Yellowish-white, semi-breaking. Juice moderate in amount, very saccharine, highly perfumed, agreeable.
Stem Not described in source.
Cavity Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin Not described in source.
Core and Seeds Not described in source.
Season
January and February.
Quality
Second class.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurré Stappaerts.
i. Mas Le Verger 1:125, fig. 61. 1866-73.
A seedling of Van Mons. Fruit small to medium, nearly spherical or conic-spherical; skin thick and firm, pale green sprinkled with large, brownish dots regularly spaced, turning to dull, pale yellow and rather golden where exposed to the sun; flesh yellowish-white, semi-breaking; juice moderate in amount, very saccharine, highly perfumed, agreeable; second; Jan. and Feb.