Beurre Fouqueray
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Originated with M. Fouqueray-Gautron, a nurseryman at Sangey, France. First fruited in 1880. Fruits have white, very juicy flesh with a perfumed flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Beurre Fouqueray
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
24th April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
ovoid/conical a
Ground Colour
green-yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent/very low a
Over Colour
orange a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
white a
Weight
306.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-25% a
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique a
Stalk Curve
absent/very weak a
Stalk Thickness
medium a
Stalk Length
medium-long mm a
Eye Aperture
half open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.