Reynaert Beernaert
PearReynaert Beernaert
Origin/History
A seedling from the Society Van Mons (Downing). Hedrick specifies it was obtained by M. Bivort, director of the Society Van Mons, Belgium. References: Mag. Hort. 26:220. 1860; Mas Pom. Gen. 6:21, fig. 395. 1880.
Tree
Vigorous (Downing). No further tree characteristics described in sources.
Fruit
Size: Medium (Downing); medium or nearly large (Hedrick).
Form: Roundish pyriform (Downing). Hedrick describes it differently: globular, flattened at both poles, regular in contour.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: The two sources conflict substantially. Downing describes the skin as golden yellow, dotted with red. Hedrick describes it as rather thick, watergreen, sprinkled with numerous large and regularly-spaced gray dots, turning at maturity to dull yellowish-green, with the side next the sun golden or orange colored. Hedrick makes no mention of red dotting.
Flesh/Flavor: The two sources conflict. Downing describes the flesh as melting, juicy, and sweet. Hedrick describes it as whitish, coarse, semi-melting, wanting in juice and sugar, vinous but without appreciable perfume, and rates it second quality.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November (Hedrick); December (Downing).
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)Reynaer Beernaert.
One of Van Mons' seedlings. Tree vigorous.
Fruit medium, roundish pyriform. Skin golden yellow, dotted with red. Flesh melting, juicy, sweet. December. (Soc. V. M.)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Reynaert Beernaert.
i. Mag. Hort. 26:220. 1860. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 6:21, fig. 395. 1880.
Obtained by M. Bivort, director of the Society Van Mons, Bel. Fruit medium or nearly large, globular, flattened at both poles, regular in contour; skin rather thick, watergreen, sprinkled with numerous large and regularly-spaced, gray dots, turning at maturity to dull yellowish-green and the side next the sun golden or orange colored; flesh whitish, coarse, semi-melting, wanting in juice and sugar, vinous but without appreciable perfume; second; Nov.