Colore de Juillet
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Pepinieres Moreau, Rhone, France. Fruits have soft, melting, juicy, sweet flesh with a fair flavour.
Accession name
Coloree de Juillet
Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
24th April Full (80%) flowering
2nd May 90% petal fall
Size
small 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
ovoid 1
Ground Colour
green-yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
red/brown 1
Russet
low 1
Flesh Colour
cream/green 1
Weight
43.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
1-25% 1
Stalk Angle
straight 1
Stalk Curve
weak 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.