Le Bruns Butterbirne

Taste

Susceptibility & resistance

Parentage

Beurré d'Arenberg × Doyenné d'Hiver

Breeder

Gueniot

Pollination

self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Fruit

Juicy and melting, sweetish and wine-tart, pleasantly spiced. Fruit becomes very large and heavy, regarded as handsome and sound.

Growth

First vigorous, later medium growth; suited to garden and orchard meadow and all tree forms. Not wind-fast because of the large, heavy fruit.

Yield

Comes into bearing early; later high and regular.

Notes

Broadly plantable up to medium elevations (350 m) in a sheltered spot; needs good soils, neither too dry nor too heavy, higher warmth needs. Tree-ripe late September, eating-ripe late Sept to late Oct, keeps about 3 weeks.

Care

Choose a sheltered site because of the heavy, non-wind-fast fruit; keep the soil adequately moist.