Andre Desportes
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised by Andre Leroy at Angers, France in 1854. Thought to be open-pollinated Williams. Fruits have white, juicy flesh with a sweet and fair flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Williams' Bon Chretien x Unknown
Accession name
Andre Desportes
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
25th April Full (80%) flowering
8th May 90% petal fall
Size
small 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
conical/pyriform 1
Ground Colour
green-yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low 1
Over Colour
orange/brown 1
Russet
low 1
Flesh Colour
white/cream 1
Weight
71.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
1-25% 1
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1
Stalk Curve
weak-medium 1
Stalk Thickness
medium/medium-thick 1
Stalk Length
medium mm 1
Eye Aperture
half open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.