Catillac
Culinary/Perry pear
Pyrus communis L.
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.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the National Collection® of Perry Pears (Broad Field)
Accession name
Catillac (LA)
Flowering time
22nd April 10% flowering
26th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall
Size
medium-large a
Type
Culinary/Perry a
Shape
flat/round/conical/pyriform a
Ground Colour
yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
pink/brown a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
cream a
Weight
249.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-25% a
Stalk Angle
oblique a
Stalk Curve
very weak a
Stalk Thickness
medium-thick a
Stalk Length
medium-long mm a
Eye Aperture
open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.