Beurre Rance

Culinary/Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Raised in about 1762 by Abbe Hardenpont of Mons, Belgium. Fruits have greenish white, melting, very juicy flesh with a rich and vinous flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
2001 - 042     check_circle

Accession name
Beurre Rance

Flowering time
22nd April 10% flowering
27th April Full (80%) flowering
8th May 90% petal fall

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary/Dessert ^a

Shape
conical/pyriform ^a

Ground Colour
green/green-yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
brown ^a

Russet
low/medium ^a

Flesh Colour
white/green ^a

Weight
126.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
1-50% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
weak-medium ^a

Stalk Thickness
medium-thick ^a

Stalk Length
long-very long mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.