Beurre Dumont
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised by M. Joseph Dumont, gardener to Baron de Joigny, in Belgium. It first fruited in 1833. Fruits have white, very fine-grained, melting flesh with a sweet and perfumed flavour. Reputed to be an excellent pear.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Beurre Dumont
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
26th April Full (80%) flowering
5th May 90% petal fall
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
ovoid/conical 1
Ground Colour
yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent/very low 1
Over Colour
red 1
Russet
high/very high 1
Flesh Colour
white/cream 1
Weight
163.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
51-100% 1
Stalk Angle
oblique 1
Stalk Curve
absent 1
Stalk Thickness
medium-thick/thick 1
Stalk Length
medium mm 1
Eye Aperture
open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.