A highly-regarded traditional late-season French pear. Fruits keep until December, and the tree is productive in both cool and warm climates.
Beurre Superfin pear identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Beurre Superfin
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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Tree register
United States
- Anton in Pittsboro, NORTH CAROLINA
United Kingdom
- Christopher in Lydd, KENT
Harvest records for this variety
2016 season
- 2nd week August 2016 - tree owned by Anton in Pittsboro, United States
Origins
- Species: Pyrus communis - Pear
- Originates from: Angers, France
- Introduced: 1844
- Developed by: M. Goubalt
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1977-182
Identification
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Country of origin: France
- Period of origin: 1800 - 1849
- Fruit colour: Gold
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Fruit size: Average
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Exceptional
- Cropping: Good
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Picking month: September
- Picking period: mid-September
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Climate
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Beurre Superfin pear trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Beurre Superfin pear trees - Thomas Fruit Trees (EU) France
Beurre Superfin pear trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.
References
- The Book of Pears (2015)
Author: Morgan
205 - The Fruit Manual
Author: Hogg