Butirra Precoce Morettini

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Raised by A. Morettini, Florence, Italy. Introduced in 1956. Fruits are moderately juicy with fine, melting flesh and a slightly perfumed flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Williams' Bon Chretien x Coscia

Accession No.
1973 - 316     check_circle

Accession name
Beurre Precoce Morettini (LA)

Flowering time
9th April 10% flowering
17th April Full (80%) flowering
27th April 90% petal fall

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
conical/pyriform 1

Ground Colour
green-yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
red/dark red 1

Russet
low 1

Flesh Colour
cream 1

Weight
152.00 g 1

Russet (percent)
1-25% 1

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1

Stalk Curve
absent 1

Stalk Thickness
medium/medium-thick 1

Stalk Length
short-medium mm 1

Eye Aperture
open 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.