Chapin
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, USA. Introduced in 1945. Fruits have yellow, firm, juicy flesh with a sweet and rich aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Seckel x Unknown
Accession name
Chapin
Flowering time
21st April 10% flowering
28th April Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall
Size
small-medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
conical 1
Ground Colour
yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
red/dark red 1
Russet
low 1
Flesh Colour
cream 1
Weight
140.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
1-25% 1
Stalk Angle
straight 1
Stalk Curve
absent 1
Stalk Thickness
medium 1
Stalk Length
short mm 1
Eye Aperture
open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.