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Bosc Pear, from The Pears of New York (1921) by Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick [1] The Beurré Bosc or Bosc is a cultivar of the European pear (Pyrus communis), originally from France or Belgium. Also known as the Kaiser, it is grown in Europe, Australia, British Columbia and Ontario, Canada, and the U.S. states of California, Washington, and Oregon.
Bosc pears have a distinctive elongated neck and brown, russeted skin. These pears remain firm when ripe and boast a sweet, slightly spicy flavor. Like Anjou varieties, they are great at taking on ...
Bosc Pears. Bosc pears are unique for their brown color and elongated shape. The skin can have a relatively rough texture, but the flesh is perfectly sweet and crisp.
Bake the pear crisp until the top is lightly golden and the pears are tender, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the crisp cool for 15 minutes. Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream.
Over 3000 cultivars of the pear are known. [1] The following is a list of the more common and important cultivars, with the year and place of origin (where documented) and an indication of whether the pears are for cooking, eating, canning, drying or making perry.
The Comice tree is vigorous, with small, round oval leaves. It is a late season bloomer, similar to the Bosc or Anjou pears. It is likewise a late harvest pear, about 150 days after blooming. [3] It is self-sterile and placed in the Royal Horticultural Society's pollination group 4. [5]
A spoiled pear will usually look unappealing, too — it may look brown (or more brown than usual, in the case of Bosc pears) and develop dark spots, Keovilay says. Related: Pear, Honey, and ...
Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in late summer into mid-autumn. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus Pyrus / ˈ p aɪ r ə s /, in the family Rosaceae, bearing the pomaceous fruit of the same name. Several species of pears are valued for their edible fruit and juices, while ...