Ananas de Courtrai
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Origin unknown. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from Station de Recherches, Ghent, Belgium. Fruits have tender, melting, very juicy flesh with a rich, sugary and perfumed flavour.
Accession name
Ananas de Courtrai
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
25th April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
conical/pyriform a
Ground Colour
yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low a
Over Colour
red a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
white a
Weight
175.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-25% a
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique a
Stalk Curve
weak a
Stalk Thickness
thick a
Stalk Length
medium mm a
Eye Aperture
open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.