Bezy d'Esperen

Pear

Bezy d'Esperen

Origin/History

Foreign variety (European).

Tree

Moderate grower; good bearer.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, elongated pyriform.

Stem: Rather long, stout; inserted by a ring or lip at an inclination in a small, irregular cavity.

Skin: Dull yellow, sprinkled and patched with russet, thickly covered with russet dots.

Calyx: Small, open; set in a very deep, acute basin, surrounded by russet.

Flesh and Flavor: Juicy, with a sprightly, vinous flavor.

Season

October, November.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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Bezy d'Esperen.

Foreign. Tree, a moderate grower ; good bearer. Fruit, large, elongated pyriform ; skin, dull yellow, sprinkled, and patched with russet, and thickly covered with russet dots ; stalk, rather long, stout, inserted by a ring or lip at an inclination, in a small, irregular cavity; calyx, small, open, set in a very deep, acute basin, surrounded by russet ; flesh, juicy, with a sprightly, vinous flavor. October, November.

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

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