Bon Parent

Pear

Bon Parent

Origin and History

Raised by Simon Bouvier of Jodoigne, Belgium, in 1820.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Regular pyriform, bossed at summit

Skin: Smooth, lemon-yellow, dotted with gray-russet, washed with reddish-brown on the side next the sun

Flesh and Flavor: White, fine, semi-melting, juicy, vinous, aromatic

Quality: Hardly first (second-rate)

Season

October

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Bon Parent. 1. Leroy Diet. Pom. 1:472, fig. 1867. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 3:117, fig. 155. 1878.

Raised by Simon Bouvier of Jodoigne, Bel., in 1820. Fruit medium, regular pyriform, bossed at summit, smooth, lemon-yellow, dotted with gray-russet, washed with reddish-brown on the side next the sun; flesh white, fine, semi-melting, juicy, vinous, aromatic; hardly first; Oct.

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

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