Dessert pear
Raised by Rivers Nursery, Sawbridgeworth. Exhibited at the National British Pear Conference after which it was named. Awarded a First Class Certificate from The Royal Horticultural Society in 1885. Fruits have pale yellow flesh with a slight pink tinge.
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage: Léon Leclerc de Laval x Unknown
Mother to: Condo
Father to: Bristol Cross Cheltenham Cross Concorde
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Accession name Conference, Russet free
Flowering time 15th April 10% flowering 21st April Full (80%) flowering29th April 90% petal fall
Type Dessert 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.