BOURGEMESTRE
PearOrigin/History Not described in source.
Tree Wood cracks and cankers badly.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, pyriform.
Skin: Pale yellow with large gray dots, russeted around the eye.
Flesh: Tender, juicy, and astringent.
Season November.
Uses Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)BOURGEMESTRE.
Bouvier Bourgemestre.
Fruit large, pyriform. Skin pale yellow, with large gray dots, russeted around the eye. Flesh tender, juicy, and astringent. November. Wood cracks and cankers badly.
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