Dessert pear
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Switzerland. Fruits have yellowish-white, soft, slightly gritty, juicy flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.
Accession name Beurre Vauban
Flowering time 22nd April 10% flowering 27th April Full (80%) flowering5th May 90% petal fall
Type Dessert 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.