Beurre Capiaumont
Culinary/Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised by M. Capiaumont, a chemist at Mons, Belgium. First fruited in 1787. Fruits have pale yellow, melting flesh with a sweet and perfumed flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Beurre Gris d'Hiver Nouveau x Unknown
Accession name
Beurre Capiaumont
Flowering time
25th April 10% flowering
30th April Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall
Size
small-medium 1
Type
Culinary/Dessert 1
Shape
conical 1
Ground Colour
yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1
Over Colour
orange-red 1
Russet
medium/high 1
Flesh Colour
white/yellow 1
Weight
93.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
26-75% 1
Stalk Angle
oblique 1
Stalk Curve
absent 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.