Beurre d'Arenberg
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Thought to have been raised by Abbe Deschamps in the garden of an orphanage in Enghien, France. Fruits have whitish, juicy flesh with a sweet, aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Beurre d'Arenberg
Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
23rd April Full (80%) flowering
2nd May 90% petal fall
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
ovoid/conical/pyriform a
Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
none a
Russet
medium a
Flesh Colour
cream a
Weight
183.00 g a
Russet (percent)
26-50% a
Stalk Angle
oblique/right angle a
Stalk Curve
weak a
Stalk Thickness
thick a
Stalk Length
short-medium mm a
Eye Aperture
open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.