Conference

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

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 No.
1972 - 047     cancel

Accession name
Conference Bronzed

Flowering time
21st April 10% flowering
25th April Full (80%) flowering
3rd May 90% petal fall

Type
Dessert 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.