Pear
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name Duchesse de Bordeaux
Flowering time 17th April 10% flowering 22nd April Full (80%) flowering1st May 90% petal fall
Size large 1
Shape round/conical 1
Ground Colour green-yellow/yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount) low-medium 1
Over Colour orange-red/brown 1
Russet high/very high 1
Flesh Colour cream 1
Weight 350.00 g 1
Russet (percent) 51-100% 1
Stalk Angle straight 1
Stalk Curve absent 1
Stalk Thickness thick 1
Stalk Length medium/medium-long mm 1
Eye Aperture open 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.