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.

Famous for its warm cinnamon color, the Bosc pear is often used in drawings, paintings, and photography due to its shape.

[3] In South Africa, Beurré Bosc pears are harvested from late January to early February.

Pears are also a source of vitamin C and provide only 420 kilojoules (100 kilocalories) of food energy per serving.

Since Bosc pears have a firm and solid flesh, they can be used in a variety of ways such as baking, broiling and poaching.