Doctor Lentier
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised in 1847 by M. Gregoire, Jodoigne, Brabant, Belgium. Fruits have tender, melting, very juicy flesh with a very sweet and rich flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Doctor Lentier
Flowering time
27th April 10% flowering
1st May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall
Size
small-medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
ovoid/conical 1
Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
none 1
Russet
low 1
Flesh Colour
yellow 1
Weight
121.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
1-25% 1
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1
Stalk Curve
very weak 1
Stalk Thickness
medium-thick 1
Stalk Length
medium mm 1
Eye Aperture
half open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.