Beurre Giffard

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Discovered in 1825 by M. Nicolas Giffard growing wild near Angers, France. Fruits have white, melting, very juicy flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1973 - 315     check_circle

Accession name
Beurre Giffard (LA)

Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
23rd April Full (80%) flowering
3rd May 90% petal fall

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
conical/pyriform ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
brown ^a

Russet
low ^a

Flesh Colour
white/cream ^a

Weight
96.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
1-25% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
absent ^a

Stalk Thickness
medium-thick ^a

Stalk Length
short-medium mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open ^a

References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.