Bezi Blanc

Pear

Bezi Blanc — Pear

Origin / History

Of foreign origin. The variety is documented in Cole's American Fruit Book (1849) and Elliott's Fruit Book (1854).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size & Form: Large, oblong-pyriform.

Skin: Yellowish.

Flavor & Quality: Very similar to Bartlett in quality, though hardly so good. Matures two weeks earlier than Bartlett.

Season

August.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Bezi Blanc.

Cole Am. Fr. Book 154. 1849.

Elliott Fr. Book 391. 1854.

Of foreign origin. Fruit large, oblong-pyriform, yellowish; quality very similar to Bartlett, though hardly so good, but it is two weeks earlier; Aug.

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