Double de Guerre

Culinary pear

Pyrus communis L.

Introduced to the UK in 1835 by Mr Stoeffels, Mechlin, Belgium. Fruits have yellow, firm, slightly acid flesh. A good cooking pear.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1935 - 019     check_circle

Accession name
Double de Guerre

Flowering time
30th April 10% flowering
4th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
pyriform/flask 1

Ground Colour
green-yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
orange/red/dark red 1

Russet
very high 1

Flesh Colour
white/yellow 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.