Ayrshire Lass
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from Auchincruive, Ayr, Scotland. Fruits have yellowish, coarse, soft, gritty flesh with very little flavour.
Accession name
Ayrshire Lass
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
25th April Full (80%) flowering
4th May 90% petal fall
Size
small-medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
round/conical 1
Ground Colour
green-yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
orange-red 1
Russet
low/medium 1
Flesh Colour
cream 1
Weight
75.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
1-50% 1
Stalk Angle
straight 1
Stalk Curve
very weak 1
Stalk Thickness
medium 1
Stalk Length
medium mm 1
Eye Aperture
open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.