Hessle

Perry pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the National Collection® of Perry Pears (Humblebee Park)

Accession No.
2001 - 058     check_circle

Accession name
Hessle

Flowering time
21st April 10% flowering
25th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall

Size
small 1

Type
Perry 1

Shape
ovoid/conical 1

Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
none 1

Russet
low/medium 1

Flesh Colour
cream/yellow 1

Weight
73.00 g 1

Russet (percent)
1-50% 1

Stalk Angle
straight 1

Stalk Curve
very weak 1

Stalk Thickness
medium-thick 1

Stalk Length
medium-long mm 1

Eye Aperture
open 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.