Beurre Brown
Dessert · Pear · Pyrus communis L. · 1 accession
A very old pear known to have been in existence in 1608. It is reputed to be the first variety to be called
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Flowering
- 16th April (10%) · 23rd April (full) · 9th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- small-medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- ovoid/conical
- Russet
- very high
- Weight
- 126.00 g
- Over colour
- red/brown
- Stalk angle
- straight/oblique
- Stalk curve
- weak
- Eye aperture
- open/half open
- Flesh colour
- white/green
- Stalk length
- medium mm
- Ground colour
- green-yellow
- Russet percent
- 76-100%
- Stalk thickness
- medium-thick
- Over colour amount
- very low
Source · National Fruit Collection
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