Beurré Vanille

Pear

Beurré Vanille Pear

Origin/History

Disseminated by M. Proche, a pomologist at Slonpno, Bohemia. First recorded in Guide Pratique, 1895.

Fruit

Size and form: Medium; pyriform.

Skin: Russet with yellow and red coloration on the sunny side.

Flesh and flavor: Fine, melting, very sugary and juicy.

Quality: First class.

Season

Autumn.

Tree

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Beurré Vanille.

i. Guide Prat. 62. 1895.

Disseminated by M. Proche, a pomologist at Slonpno, Bohemia.

Fruit medium, pyriform, russet, with yellow and red on the sunny side; flesh fine, melting, very sugary and juicy; first; autumn.

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