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 No.
1941 - 013     check_circle

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.