Beurre Six
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised in about 1845 at Courtrai, Belgium by a gardener named M. Six. First described by Bivort. Fruits have very tender, melting, pale yellow flesh with a sweet and delicious flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Beurre Six
Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
23rd April Full (80%) flowering
5th May 90% petal fall
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
pyriform/quince a
Ground Colour
green-yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
none a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
white/cream a
Weight
313.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-25% a
Stalk Angle
oblique a
Stalk Curve
weak-medium a
Stalk Thickness
medium a
Stalk Length
long mm a
Eye Aperture
open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.