Comte de Lambertye

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Raised in 1894 by P. Jurasse, France. Fruits have yellowish white, soft, moderately textured, juicy flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Beurre Superfin x Unknown

Accession No.
1948 - 046     check_circle

Accession name
Comte de Lambertye

Flowering time
21st April 10% flowering
26th April Full (80%) flowering
5th May 90% petal fall

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
conical/pyriform ^a

Ground Colour
yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
none ^a

Russet
low ^a

Flesh Colour
white ^a

Weight
154.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
1-25% ^a

Stalk Angle
oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
absent ^a

Stalk Thickness
medium ^a

Stalk Length
short mm ^a

Eye Aperture
half open/closed ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.