Comte de Paris
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised by Van Mons. Fruits have yellowish, rather gritty, juicy flesh with a sweet, aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Comte de Paris
Flowering time
14th April 10% flowering
18th April Full (80%) flowering
29th April 90% petal fall
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
ovoid/pyriform 1
Ground Colour
green-yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
none 1
Russet
medium 1
Flesh Colour
white/green 1
Weight
148.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
26-50% 1
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1
Stalk Curve
weak 1
Stalk Thickness
thin-medium 1
Stalk Length
medium mm 1
Eye Aperture
open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.