Aspasie Aucourt

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Raised by M. Rollet at Villefranche, Rhone, France and introduced in 1885. Fruits have white, melting, very juicy flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
2000 - 071     check_circle

Accession name
Aspasie Aucourt

Flowering time
14th April 10% flowering
19th April Full (80%) flowering
26th April 90% petal fall

Size
small-medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
conical 1

Ground Colour
yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
none 1

Russet
low 1

Flesh Colour
white 1

Weight
76.00 g 1

Russet (percent)
1-25% 1

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1

Stalk Curve
medium 1

Stalk Thickness
medium-thick 1

Stalk Length
long-very long mm 1

Eye Aperture
half open 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.