Brute Bonne

Pear

Origin and History

The variety is documented in Miller's Gardeners' Kalender (1734) under the German name Franzosische Zapfenbirne (French Tapered Pear), and again in Dochnahl's Führer durch die Obstkunde (1856).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Skin: Thin-skinned, grass-green all over, flushed red on the side exposed to the sun.

Flesh and Flavor: Somewhat musky, sweet, and acidulous. Quality: good.

Form, Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

End of October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Brute Bonne.

Miller Gard. Kal. 206. 1734. Franzosische Zapfenbirne.

Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:139. 1856.

Fruit medium, thin-skinned, grass-green all over, flushed red on the side next the sun; flesh somewhat musky, sweet, acidulous; good; end of Oct.

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

Franzosische Zapfenbirne