Dessert pear
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from France. Fruits have white, coarse-textured, rather gritty, juicy, sweet flesh with a pleasant flavour.
Accession name Doctor Desportes
Flowering time 21st April 10% flowering 26th April Full (80%) flowering5th May 90% petal fall
Type Dessert 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.