Comte de Lamy

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Raised in 1828 by M. Bouvier of Jodoigne and dedicated to Curtet, a professor at Brussels. Fruits have white, melting flesh with a pleasant flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
2001 - 046     check_circle

Accession name
Comte de Lamy

Flowering time
23rd April 10% flowering
27th April Full (80%) flowering
11th May 90% petal fall

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
ovoid/conical ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
brown ^a

Russet
low/medium ^a

Flesh Colour
cream ^a

Weight
120.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
1-50% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
very weak ^a

Stalk Thickness
medium ^a

Stalk Length
short-medium mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.