Christmas Beurré

Pear

Christmas Beurré

Origin and History

A seedling of the White Doyenné, first exhibited in the Massachusetts Horticultural Society's rooms in 1874.

Fruit

Size and Form

Full medium size; ovate-pyriform.

Skin

Dull green, with thin russet towards the stem and sometimes sprinkled with red next the sun.

Flesh and Flavor

Rather gritty at core; juicy and rich. Quality: very good to best.

Season

December.

Tree

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes or Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Christmas Beurré. i. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 158. 1874. A seedling of the White Doyenné shown in the Massachusetts Horticultural Society's rooms in 1874. Fruit full medium size, ovate-pyriform, dull green, with thin russet towards the stem and sometimes sprinkled with red next the sun; flesh rather gritty at core, juicy and rich; very good to best; Dec.

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