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Brown Bess

Brown Bess

Synonyms: Brown Bessie

brown-bessOriginally a culinary pear so its large russetted fruits can also be used in the kitchen. Common in South Gloucestershire.

Status: Not endangered

For further information on this and other pears, please see "Pears of Gloucestershire and Perry Pears of the Three Counties" by Charles Martell.

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Pear of the Moment

Tumper
Tumper

Known from Huntley, Gloucestershire. An early maturing perry pear, its fruits are quite small.

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