Bijou

Pear

Bijou

Origin / History

A French variety obtained by M. de Mortillet; listed in Guide Prat. 69 (1895), cited by Hedrick in The Pears of New York (1921).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small or medium; Thomas gives medium.

Form: Long.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Pale yellow to yellow, tinged with red; red cheek (Thomas).

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Melting, juicy, very refreshing.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

August to the first half of September. Thomas gives August; Hedrick gives the first half of September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 3 catalogs (1900–1913) from England

George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
Thomas Rivers & Son , Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire , England — 1913

View original book sources (2)

Bijou. Medium, yellow, red cheek. August.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Bijou, i. Guide Prat. 69. 1895. A French variety obtained by M. de Mortillet. Fruit small or medium, long, pale yellow, tinged with red; flesh melting, juicy, very refreshing; first half of Sept.

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

Rivers