Comte de Paris

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Raised by Van Mons. Fruits have yellowish, rather gritty, juicy flesh with a sweet, aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1941 - 013     check_circle

Accession name
Comte de Paris

Flowering time
14th April 10% flowering
18th April Full (80%) flowering
29th April 90% petal fall

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
ovoid/pyriform ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
none ^a

Russet
medium ^a

Flesh Colour
white/green ^a

Weight
148.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
26-50% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
weak ^a

Stalk Thickness
thin-medium ^a

Stalk Length
medium mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.