Beurré Thoury

Pear

Beurré Thoury

Origin and History

The variety was exhibited before the Cincinnati Horticultural Society in 1855 by F. R. Elliott of Cleveland. It is documented in Hooper's W. Fr. Book (1857).

Tree

Handsome, vigorous.

Fruit

Size: Medium to above medium.

Form: Round, obtusely turbinate.

Flesh and Flavor: Buttery, juicy; quality good.

Skin, stem, cavity, calyx, basin, core, and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

August and September.

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 Thoury.

i. Hooper W. Fr. Book 132. 1857.

Said to have been exhibited before the Cincinnati Horticultural Society, 1855, by F. R. Elliott, of Cleveland.

Tree handsome, vigorous.

Fruit medium to above, round, obtusely turbinate, buttery, juicy; good; Aug. and Sept.

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