Alexandre Lambre
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised by Van Mons in Belgium and first fruited in 1844. Named by M. Bivort in honour of his grandfather, an amateur arboriculturist. Fruits have white, melting flesh with a sweet, perfumed flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Alexandre Lambre
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
26th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall
Size
small-medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
conical 1
Ground Colour
yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
none 1
Russet
high 1
Flesh Colour
white 1
Weight
136.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
51-75% 1
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1
Stalk Curve
absent/very weak 1
Stalk Thickness
medium 1
Stalk Length
medium-long mm 1
Eye Aperture
open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.