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 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
ovoid/conical 1
Ground Colour
green-yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent/very low 1
Over Colour
orange 1
Russet
low 1
Flesh Colour
cream 1
Weight
47.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
1-25% 1
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1
Stalk Curve
very weak 1
Stalk Thickness
thin-medium 1
Stalk Length
medium-long/long mm 1
Eye Aperture
half open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.