Grand Champion

Pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1959 - 041     check_circle

Accession name
Grand Champion

Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
2nd May Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall

Size
medium ^a

Shape
conical ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
none ^a

Russet
very high ^a

Flesh Colour
cream/yellow ^a

Weight
141.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
76-100% ^a

Stalk Angle
oblique/right angle ^a

Stalk Curve
absent ^a

Stalk Thickness
thick-very thick ^a

Stalk Length
very short-short mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.