Beurre Hardy
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised in about 1820 by M. Bonnet, a friend of Dr Van Mons, at Boulogne, France. It was named after M. Hardy, the director of the Luxembourg gardens. Introduced in about 1940. Fruits have white tinged pink, tender flesh with a rose water flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Sports:
Red Beurre Hardy
Accession name
Beurre Hardy (LA)
Flowering time
17th April 10% flowering
24th April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
conical/pyriform 1
Ground Colour
green-yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
none 1
Russet
high/very high 1
Flesh Colour
cream/pink 1
Weight
167.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
51-100% 1
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1
Stalk Curve
absent 1
Stalk Thickness
medium 1
Stalk Length
medium mm 1
Eye Aperture
open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.