Philippe Couvreur

Pear

Philippe Couvreur Pear

Origin & History

Of Belgian origin. First documented in Mathieu's Nomenclature (1889) and the Guide Pratique (1895).

Fruit Description

Size: Medium to large

Skin: Orange-yellow, dotted with russet

Flesh: White, tinted with salmon; fine-textured, juicy, and perfumed

Quality: Good

Season & Harvest

Ready at the beginning of October.

Note: The source material (Hedrick, 1921) provides only summary characteristics. Additional details regarding tree growth habit, precise measurements, cavity and calyx form, core structure, storage capacity, or specific culinary uses are not documented in the available references.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Philippe Couvreur.

Mathieu Nom. Pom. 264. 1889.

Guide Prat. 72. 1895.

Of Belgian origin. Fruit medium to large, orange-yellow dotted with russet; flesh white, tinted with salmon, fine, juicy, perfumed; good; beginning of Oct.

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