Beurre Clairgeau

Culinary pear

Pyrus communis L.

Raised by Pierre Clairgeau, a gardener at Nantes, France in 1848. Fruits have firm, white flesh with a faint musky flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Mother to:
Butirra di Roma

Father to:
Butirra Rosata Morettini

Accession No.
1973 - 312     check_circle

Accession name
Beurre Clairgeau (LA)

Flowering time
19th April 10% flowering
23rd April Full (80%) flowering
1st May 90% petal fall

Type
Culinary 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.