Citron des Carmes Panachee

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

A green striped sport of Citron des Carmes. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from France. Fruits have greenish-white, tender, sweet flesh with a pleasant flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Citron Des Carmes

Accession No.
1948 - 084     check_circle

Accession name
Citron des Carmes Panache

Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
26th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall

Size
small 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
cream 1

Weight
47.00 g 1

Russet (percent)
1-25% 1

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1

Stalk Curve
very weak 1

Stalk Thickness
thin-medium 1

Stalk Length
medium-long/long mm 1

Eye Aperture
half open 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.