Beurre d'Avalon
Dessert · Pear · Pyrus communis L. · 1 accession
Originally found growing near Glastonbury. Recorded in 1842. Received First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1900 under the name
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Flowering
- 29th April (10%) · 3rd May (full) · 12th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- large
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- conical/pyriform
- Russet
- very high
- Weight
- 318.00 g
- Over colour
- brown
- Stalk angle
- oblique
- Stalk curve
- very weak
- Eye aperture
- open
- Flesh colour
- cream
- Stalk length
- short mm
- Ground colour
- not visible/yellow
- Russet percent
- 76-100%
- Stalk thickness
- medium-thick
- Over colour amount
- very low
Source · National Fruit Collection
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