Butirra Precoce Morettini
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised by A. Morettini, Florence, Italy. Introduced in 1956. Fruits are moderately juicy with fine, melting flesh and a slightly perfumed flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Williams' Bon Chretien x Coscia
Accession name
Beurre Precoce Morettini (LA)
Flowering time
9th April 10% flowering
17th April Full (80%) flowering
27th April 90% petal fall
Size
medium-large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
conical/pyriform 1
Ground Colour
green-yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
red/dark red 1
Russet
low 1
Flesh Colour
cream 1
Weight
152.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
1-25% 1
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1
Stalk Curve
absent 1
Stalk Thickness
medium/medium-thick 1
Stalk Length
short-medium mm 1
Eye Aperture
open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.