Bezi de Naples

Pear

Bezi de Naples

Origin/History

Origin unknown, presumably European and Italian. Elliott (1865) lists it simply as "Foreign."

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium in size, ovate-obovate in shape.

Stem: Stout (Elliott).

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Small (Elliott).

Basin: Furrowed (Elliott).

Skin: Light yellowish-green, with blotches and stripes of darker hue, occasional russet patches and dots.

Flesh/Flavor: Fine, buttery, juicy, and sweet. Rated "first" quality (Hedrick); "very good" (Elliott).

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Ripens at the end of September (Hedrick); last of September (Elliott).

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Hedrick cites Elliott's Fruit Book (1854, p. 355) as an early reference to this variety.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Bezi de Naples.

i. Elliott Fr. Book 355. 1854.

Origin unknown, presumably European and Italian. Fruit medium, ovate-obovate, light yellowish-green, with blotches and stripes of darker hue, some russet patches and dots; flesh fine, buttery, juicy, sweet; first; end of Sept.

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

Bezi de Naples. Foreign. Fruit, medium, ovate obovate, light yellowish green, with blotches and stripes of darker hue, occasional russet patches and dots ; stem, stout ; calyx, small ; basin, furrowed ; flesh, fine, buttery, juicy, sweet ; "very good." Last September.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)