How to Grow and Care for ‘Bosc’ Pears Pyrus communis ‘Bosc’
If you picture a classic still life painting featuring fruit like pears and grapes, I’ll bet there’s a ‘Bosc’ in there.
The shape and color of the fruit, with its elongated neck, long stem, and rounded base enrobed in a cinnamon-brown skin, are the stuff of fine art.
If a meal begins with the eyes, as the saying goes, this fruit certainly starts the juices flowing.
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‘Bosc’ pears are a feast for the eyes, but their appeal is more than skin deep. They have honey-sweet flesh with hints of vanilla and spice that’s artful on the palate.
This “aristocrat of pears” stands apart from other cultivars because of its firm, crisp, russetted flesh.
‘Bosc’ is a winter pear, which means it ripens later in the season and keeps better in storage than summer pear varieties.
I realize I’m waxing poetic here, but these fruits are truly sensual.
From the visual of cradling one in your hand, lifting it to your nose to inhale, and then crunching into it over the sink, the juice running down your chin, enjoying a ‘Bosc’ is a feast for all the senses.
Okay, fine. I’ll stop raving and start getting into the real work of planting and growing these trees. Here’s what we’re going to talk about:
‘Bosc’ has been around for a long, long time. It’s an heirloom cultivar that came to the US from Europe. Before we talk about how to care for this tree, let’s explore its past a bit.
Cultivation and History
‘Bosc’ is a cultivar of the European or common pear, Pyrus communis.
The truth of the matter is that there is no real consensus about where ‘Bosc,’ pronounced “BAHsk,” came from.
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