Bergamotte Heimbourg
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised by Dr Van Mons and was named by M. Bivort in honour of M. Heimbourg, president of the Philharmonic Society of Brussels. Fruits have white, melting, very juicy flesh with a very sweet and excellent flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Bergamotte Heimbourg
Flowering time
21st April 10% flowering
26th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
round/conical 1
Ground Colour
green-yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
none 1
Russet
high/very high 1
Flesh Colour
white/cream 1
Weight
158.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
51-100% 1
Stalk Angle
straight 1
Stalk Curve
weak 1
Stalk Thickness
medium-thick 1
Stalk Length
short-medium mm 1
Eye Aperture
open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.