Barrone de Mello

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Said to have been raised in about 1830 by Van Mons, Belgium. Fruits have greenish white, melting flesh with a delicious perfumed flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
2001 - 026     check_circle

Accession name
Baronne de Mello

Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
3rd May 90% petal fall

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
ovoid/conical ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
none ^a

Russet
very high ^a

Flesh Colour
cream/green ^a

Weight
166.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
76-100% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
absent/very weak ^a

Stalk Thickness
medium-thick ^a

Stalk Length
medium mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.