Toronto Belle

Pear

Toronto Belle

Origin/History

Toronto Belle is documented in the Ontario Fruit Growers Association Report (1882). The variety is noted for opening "a new era in the quality of winter pears."

Tree

A slow grower, but produces heavy and regular crops.

Fruit

Form and Color: Almost identical in form and color to Beurré Bosc.

Quality: Equal in quality to Beurré Bosc. When tested in late December, the fruit was found in grand condition.

Season

Winter pear; suitable for storage or consumption in late December.

Uses

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Toronto Belle,

i. Ont. Fr. Gr. Assoc. Rpt. 82. 1882.

"We tested the fruit late in December and found it in grand condition; in quality it is equal to Beurré Bosc, and almost identical in form and color. The tree is a slow grower but a heavy and regular bearer. It is without doubt the finest winter pear we know of, opening, as it does, a new era in the quality of winter pears."

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