Catillac

Culinary/Perry pear

Pyrus communis L.

First described by Bonnefond in 1665. A truly historic pear having been grown in the gardens of Louis XIV at Versailles. Fruits have white,crisp,gritty, hard flesh with a musky flavour. A good stewing pear cooking to a deep red coloured flesh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the National Collection® of Perry Pears (Broad Field)

Accession No.
1973 - 320     check_circle

Accession name
Catillac (LA)

Flowering time
22nd April 10% flowering
26th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Culinary/Perry 1

Shape
flat/round/conical/pyriform 1

Ground Colour
yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1

Over Colour
pink/brown 1

Russet
low 1

Flesh Colour
cream 1

Weight
249.00 g 1

Russet (percent)
1-25% 1

Stalk Angle
oblique 1

Stalk Curve
very weak 1

Stalk Thickness
medium-thick 1

Stalk Length
medium-long mm 1

Eye Aperture
open 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.