Catillac
Culinary/Perry · Pear · Pyrus communis L. · 1 accession
First described by Bonnefond in 1665. A truly historic pear having been grown in the gardens of Louis XIV at Versailles. Fruits have white,crisp,gritty, hard flesh with a musky flavour. A good stewing pear cooking to a deep red coloured flesh.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Flowering
- 22nd April (10%) · 26th April (full) · 7th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium-large
- Type
- Culinary/Perry
- Shape
- flat/round/conical/pyriform
- Russet
- low
- Weight
- 249.00 g
- Over colour
- pink/brown
- Stalk angle
- oblique
- Stalk curve
- very weak
- Eye aperture
- open
- Flesh colour
- cream
- Stalk length
- medium-long mm
- Ground colour
- yellow
- Russet percent
- 1-25%
- Stalk thickness
- medium-thick
- Over colour amount
- low-medium
Source · National Fruit Collection
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