Bezy de Chaumontel
Pear
Origin and History
Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Very irregular. In some specimens the fruit tapers to a point at the stalk; in others it develops a pear-like neck.
Crown and Basin: Very deeply hollowed, bordered with little elevations that reach to the central part of the fruit.
Stem: Large and short.
Skin: Color varies considerably. Sometimes the fruit displays a lively red on the sun-exposed side; in other specimens the skin is spotted with grey, without red.
Flesh: Half breaking and melting.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Keeps until February.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The variety is identified by the common name "Winter Butter Pear," reflecting both its extended winter keeping quality and the butter-like melting texture of its flesh.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)
- BEZY DE CHAUMONTEL, OR WINTER BUTTER PEAR.
The size is large, the form very irregular—in some diminishing to a point at the stalk, in others with a pear like neck; the crown very deeply hollowed, bordered with little elevations, which reach to the central part of the fruit; the stem is large and short; the colour of the skin varies much, sometimes with a lively red next the sun, sometimes spotted with grey, without red; the flesh is half breaking and melting; it keeps till February.