Beurre Dumont
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised by M. Joseph Dumont, gardener to Baron de Joigny, in Belgium. It first fruited in 1833. Fruits have white, very fine-grained, melting flesh with a sweet and perfumed flavour. Reputed to be an excellent pear.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Beurre Dumont
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
26th April Full (80%) flowering
5th May 90% petal fall
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
ovoid/conical a
Ground Colour
yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent/very low a
Over Colour
red a
Russet
high/very high a
Flesh Colour
white/cream a
Weight
163.00 g a
Russet (percent)
51-100% a
Stalk Angle
oblique a
Stalk Curve
absent a
Stalk Thickness
medium-thick/thick a
Stalk Length
medium mm a
Eye Aperture
open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.