Beurre d'Arenberg
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Thought to have been raised by Abbe Deschamps in the garden of an orphanage in Enghien, France. Fruits have whitish, juicy flesh with a sweet, aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Beurre d'Arenberg
Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
23rd April Full (80%) flowering
2nd May 90% petal fall
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
ovoid/conical/pyriform 1
Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
none 1
Russet
medium 1
Flesh Colour
cream 1
Weight
183.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
26-50% 1
Stalk Angle
oblique/right angle 1
Stalk Curve
weak 1
Stalk Thickness
thick 1
Stalk Length
short-medium mm 1
Eye Aperture
open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.