Bergamotte Philippot
Dessert · Pear · Pyrus communis L. · 1 accession
A chance seedling discovered in the department of Ain, France by nurseryman Philippot. First fruited in 1852. Introduced in 1860. Fruits have white, rather coarse, juicy flesh with a sweet, slightly perfumed flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Flowering
- 20th April (10%) · 24th April (full) · 5th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- large
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- conical/pyriform
- Russet
- very high
- Weight
- 292.00 g
- Over colour
- orange-red/brown
- Stalk angle
- straight
- Stalk curve
- weak
- Eye aperture
- open
- Flesh colour
- white
- Stalk length
- medium-long mm
- Ground colour
- green-yellow/yellow
- Russet percent
- 76-100%
- Stalk thickness
- thick
- Over colour amount
- low-medium
Source · National Fruit Collection
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