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 No.
1948 - 090     check_circle

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.