Beurre Rance

Culinary/Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Raised in about 1762 by Abbe Hardenpont of Mons, Belgium. Fruits have greenish white, melting, very juicy flesh with a rich and vinous flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
2001 - 042     check_circle

Accession name
Beurre Rance

Flowering time
22nd April 10% flowering
27th April Full (80%) flowering
8th May 90% petal fall

Size
medium 1

Type
Culinary/Dessert 1

Shape
conical/pyriform 1

Ground Colour
green/green-yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1

Over Colour
brown 1

Russet
low/medium 1

Flesh Colour
white/green 1

Weight
126.00 g 1

Russet (percent)
1-50% 1

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1

Stalk Curve
weak-medium 1

Stalk Thickness
medium-thick 1

Stalk Length
long-very long mm 1

Eye Aperture
open 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.