Concorde

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Raised in 1977 at East Malling Research Station, Maidstone, Kent. Similar to Conference but fruits have a better skin finish with less russet. Fruits have a sweet, aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.

Parentage:
Doyenne du Comice x Conference

Accession No.
1986 - 021     cancel

Accession name
Concorde

Flowering time
14th April 10% flowering
17th April Full (80%) flowering
28th April 90% petal fall

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
pyriform/flask 1

Ground Colour
yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1

Over Colour
pink 1

Russet
low/medium 1

Flesh Colour
white/cream 1

Weight
173.00 g 1

Russet (percent)
1-50% 1

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1

Stalk Curve
very weak 1

Stalk Thickness
medium 1

Stalk Length
medium-long mm 1

Eye Aperture
open 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.