Is the Easter beurré pear worth cultivating to any on the pear stock?
Of the ten blossoms treated with the Beurré pear, eight set, two of which afterwards fell off, but I suspect not fairly, and six are now proceeding to maturity.
He adds to all this, that " it is a good bearer, hangs long on the tree, which is hardy, an excellent beurre pear.
His practice with such trees was to cut them down and renew the soil at their roots and he refers to a beurré pear restored from an inch and a half of bark which bore 450 fine large pears.
Beurré Bedford is a large very juicy firm fleshed pear.
Origin
Early 18th century: French, literally 'buttered, buttery'.