Citron des Carmes Panachee
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
A green striped sport of Citron des Carmes. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from France. Fruits have greenish-white, tender, sweet flesh with a pleasant flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Citron Des Carmes
Accession name
Citron des Carmes Panache
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
26th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall
Size
small a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
ovoid/conical a
Ground Colour
green-yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent/very low a
Over Colour
orange a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
cream a
Weight
47.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-25% a
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique a
Stalk Curve
very weak a
Stalk Thickness
thin-medium a
Stalk Length
medium-long/long mm a
Eye Aperture
half open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.