Jean-Baptiste Bivort
PearJean-Baptiste Bivort
Origin/History
Originated at Geest-Saint-Rémy in 1847. A Belgian pear, first described in the Annales de Pomologie Belge (6:45, fig. 1858) and subsequently listed by Downing.
Tree
Vigorous. No further tree characteristics described in sources.
Fruit
Size/Form: Large (Downing) or rather large (Hedrick). The two sources conflict on shape: Downing describes the fruit as oblong pyriform; Hedrick describes it as regular turbinate.
Stem: Long and slender (Downing). Not described in Hedrick.
Cavity: Narrow and small (Downing). Not described in Hedrick.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: The two sources conflict substantially on color. Downing describes the skin as yellowish, nearly overspread with cinnamon red and reddish specks. Hedrick describes it as bright green becoming partially yellow at maturity, marked and dotted with gray-russet. No mention of red coloring in Hedrick.
Flesh/Flavor: White, melting, buttery, and juicy. On sweetness and aroma, the sources are compatible but differ in degree: Downing gives "sweet, slightly perfumed"; Hedrick gives "sugary and highly aromatic."
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Jean Baptiste Bivort.
A new Belgian Pear. Tree vigorous.
Fruit large, oblong pyriform, yellowish, nearly overspread with cinnamon red and reddish specks. Stalk long, slender. Cavity narrow, small. Flesh white, melting, buttery, juicy, sweet, slightly perfumed. November. (An. Pom.)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Jean-Baptiste Bivort.
- Ann. Pom. Belge 6:45, fig. 1858.
- Downing Fr. Trees Am. 780. 1869.
Originated at Geest-Saint-Rémy in 1847. Fruit rather large, regular turbinate, bright green becoming partially yellow at maturity, marked and dotted with gray-russet; flesh white, melting, buttery, juicy, sugary and highly aromatic; Nov.