Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Easter Beurre Pear
Easter Beurre is a heritage pear cultivar that originated in Belgium (c1823). It was grown primarily for eating. Use December- March. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 5 watercolour studies (1872–1875), painted by Ellen Isham Schutt and Mary Daisy Arnold, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Easter Beurre |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1872–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher) |
| Specimen origin | Oregon, Jackson, Medford; California, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale; California, Santa Clara, San Jose; Oregon, Hood River, Hood River |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006677, POM00006978, POM00006979, POM00006980, POM00006981.
