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BOURGEMESTRE

Pear

Origin/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.

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Described in 1 period pomological work

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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.

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Bouvier Bourgemestre Bourgemester Bouvier Bourgmestre Bouvier d'Automne