Butt Pear
PearButt Pear
Origin/History: A pear grown in England, especially around Ledbury, Herefordshire, for the production of perry. Referenced in Hogg Fruit Manual, p. 539 (1884).
Tree: Not described in source.
Fruit:
- Size: Small
- Form: Globular-obovate
- Skin: Lemon-color, strewed with minute russety dots
- Flesh: Yellowish, coarse-grained, granular
- Flavor: Acidulous
Season: Not described in source.
Uses: Perry production.
Subtypes/Variants: Not described in source.
Book Sources
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Butt Pear. i. Hogg Fruit Man. 539. 1884. A pear grown in England especially around Ledbury, Herefordshire, for the production of perry. Fruit small, globular-obovate, lemon-color, strewed with minute, russety dots; flesh yellowish, coarse-grained, granular, acidulous.