Flemish Beauty pear
NULLA traditional European pear from Belgium, with the classic rich sweet buttery melting flesh. Flemish Beauty is also self-fertile and cold-hardy.
Also known as
- Fondante des Bois
USDA identification images for Flemish Beauty
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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Origins
- Species: Pyrus communis - Pear
Identification
- Country of origin: Belgium
- Period of origin: 1750 - 1799
- Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Good
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Picking month: September
- Picking period: mid-September
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Precocity: Slow to start bearing
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Organic culture: Not-suitable
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 4 (-34C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Poor
- Fire blight: Some susceptibility
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Very susceptible
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Flemish Beauty pear trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Flemish Beauty pear trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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