Beurre Fouqueray
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Originated with M. Fouqueray-Gautron, a nurseryman at Sangey, France. First fruited in 1880. Fruits have white, very juicy flesh with a perfumed flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Beurre Fouqueray
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
24th April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
ovoid/conical 1
Ground Colour
green-yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent/very low 1
Over Colour
orange 1
Russet
low 1
Flesh Colour
white 1
Weight
306.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
1-25% 1
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1
Stalk Curve
absent/very weak 1
Stalk Thickness
medium 1
Stalk Length
medium-long mm 1
Eye Aperture
half open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.