Bergamotte Sannier
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruits Trials in 1948 from Pepinieres de Moreau, Rhone, France. Fruits have white, coarse, gritty, moderately juicy flesh with a sweet, watery flavour.
Accession name
Bergamotte Sannier
Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
24th April Full (80%) flowering
4th May 90% petal fall
Size
medium-large/large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
round/conical a
Ground Colour
green-yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
very low a
Over Colour
orange/red a
Russet
high a
Flesh Colour
cream a
Weight
304.00 g a
Russet (percent)
51-75% a
Stalk Angle
straight a
Stalk Curve
very weak a
Stalk Thickness
thick a
Stalk Length
short-medium mm a
Eye Aperture
half open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.