Dana's Hovey
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised by Mr Francis Dana at Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA. Named in honour of Mr C.M. Hovey, a well known nurseryman of Boston and author of 'The Fruits of America'. Fruits have tender, melting, juicy, sweet flesh with a rich, perfumed flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Dana's Hovey
Flowering time
19th April 10% flowering
24th April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
round/ovoid 1
Ground Colour
green-yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
none 1
Russet
very high 1
Flesh Colour
white/yellow 1
Weight
142.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
76-100% 1
Stalk Angle
oblique 1
Stalk Curve
absent/very 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.