Description

• Beurré Bosc Pear Harvest: Mid season like Packham’s, 7-9kg (15-16psi), 150 days from full bloom, productive but not precocious Flowering Group: 5 Pollination: Late season, Williams’, Comice, Eldorado Chilling Requirement: High Tree: Vigorous, spreading, untidy tree
• Medium leaf, broad oval pointed, very small serrations Disease Status: Susceptible to fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) , blossom blast ( Pseudomonas syringae ) and scab ( Venturia pirina)
• Moderately susceptible to two spotted mite ( Tetranychus urticae ) Fruit: Long pyriform
• Cinnamon russet
• Tender, melting, sweet, juicy, with flavour Storage: Medium, 6-8 months, internal breakdown Usage: Eating Origin: 1807, Open pollinated seedling, either from Van Mons, Louvain, Belgium, or Haute- Saone, France