Bergamotte Fondante d'Ete
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from Station de Recherches, Ghent, Belgium. Fruits have yellowish-white, soft, tender, very juicy flesh with a little flavour.
Accession name
Bergamotte Fondante d'Ete
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
27th April Full (80%) flowering
8th May 90% petal fall
Size
small-medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
flat/conical a
Ground Colour
yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
none a
Russet
medium/high a
Flesh Colour
white a
Weight
105.00 g a
Russet (percent)
26-75% a
Stalk Angle
straight a
Stalk Curve
absent 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.