Barrone de Mello

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Said to have been raised in about 1830 by Van Mons, Belgium. Fruits have greenish white, melting flesh with a delicious perfumed flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
2001 - 026     check_circle

Accession name
Baronne de Mello

Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
3rd May 90% petal fall

Size
medium ¹

Type
Dessert ¹

Shape
ovoid/conical ¹

Ground Colour
green-yellow ¹

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ¹

Over Colour
none ¹

Russet
very high ¹

Flesh Colour
cream/green ¹

Weight
166.00 g ¹

Russet (percent)
76-100% ¹

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique ¹

Stalk Curve
absent/very weak ¹

Stalk Thickness
medium-thick ¹

Stalk Length
medium mm ¹

Eye Aperture
open ¹

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.