Alexandrina Bivort
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised by M. Bivort, Haelen, Belgium, and dedicated to his wife. First brought to notice in 1847. Fruits have melting, juicy flesh with a sweet and perfumed flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Alexandrina Bivort
Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
1st May 90% petal fall
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
conical 1
Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low 1
Over Colour
orange-red 1
Russet
low 1
Flesh Colour
cream 1
Weight
113.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
1-25% 1
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1
Stalk Curve
medium 1
Stalk Thickness
medium-thick 1
Stalk Length
medium mm 1
Eye Aperture
open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.