Beurré Steins

Pear

Beurré Steins

Origin and History

Cataloged by M. Jahn in 1864. Referenced in Mas Pomologica Generalis, vol. 5, p. 175, fig. 376 (1880).

Tree Characteristics

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium; turbinate and regular in form.

Skin: Green ground, usually entirely or nearly covered with a fine coating of russet of yellowish-brown, sown with very small and numerous gray dots.

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, fine, semi-buttery. Juice sufficient. Flavor sweet and agreeable.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Beurré Steins.

i. Mas Pom. Gen. 5:175, fig. 376. 1880.

Cataloged by M. Jahn in 1864. Fruit medium, turbinate, regular in form, green, usually entirely or nearly covered with a fine coating of russet of a yellowish-brown, sown with very small and numerous gray dots; flesh whitish, fine, semi-buttery; juice sufficient, sweet and agreeable; Oct.

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