Santa Maria
Pear
Pyrus communis L.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Santa Maria (Bakker)
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
25th April Full (80%) flowering
2nd May 90% petal fall
Size
medium a
Shape
quince/flask a
Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low a
Over Colour
orange/pink a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
white/cream a
Weight
149.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-25% a
Stalk Angle
right angle a
Stalk Curve
very weak a
Stalk Thickness
medium-thick/thick a
Stalk Length
medium-long mm a
Eye Aperture
open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.