Pear
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Mother to: Beacon
Accession name Grosse Calebasse
Flowering time 20th April 10% flowering 27th April Full (80%) flowering6th May 90% petal fall
Size large-very large 1
Shape pyriform 1
Ground Colour green-yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount) absent/very low 1
Over Colour dark red 1
Russet very high 1
Flesh Colour white 1
Weight 426.00 g 1
Russet (percent) 76-100% 1
Stalk Angle oblique 1
Stalk Curve very weak 1
Stalk Thickness thick 1
Stalk Length short-medium mm 1
Eye Aperture open 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.