A widely-grown French pear, with firm buttery flesh and golden russeted skin.
Beurre Bosc pear identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Beurre Bosc
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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United States
- Annie Pulzone in Bend, OR
- Charlie Holderman in BONNERS FERRY, IDAHO, IDAHO
- Daryl King in Denver, CO
- Jeff Fournier in Alger, MI
- Jessica Klein in Maple Valley, WASHINGTON
- Larry Landis in CORVALLIS, OREGON
- Neyssa Hays in YAMHILL, OREGON
Canada
- James Noel in GRAND BEND, ON
Spring blossom records for this variety
2017 season
- 8th October 2017 - tree owned by Neville in Tea Tree Gully, Australia
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Origins
- Species: Pyrus communis - Pear
- Originates from: Dijon, France
- Introduced: 1800s
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1973-308
Identification
- Country of origin: France
- Period of origin: 1800 - 1849
- Fruit colour: Gold
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweeter
- Cooking result: Keeps shape
- Discoloration of fruit: Slightly oxidising (browns slowly)
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Picking period: mid-September
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 5
- Pollinating others: Good
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 5 (-29C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Poor
- Canker: Some susceptibility
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some susceptibility
- Fire blight: Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Beurre Bosc pear trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Beurre Bosc pear trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Beurre Bosc:
Canada
British Columbia
- Apple Lane Orchards, Denman Island
References
- The Book of Pears (2015)
Author: Morgan
200 - The Fruit Manual
Author: Hogg