Magness
Pear
Pyrus communis L.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Magness
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
28th April Full (80%) flowering
5th May 90% petal fall
Size
medium/medium-large 1
Shape
ovoid/pyriform 1
Ground Colour
yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1
Over Colour
red/brown 1
Russet
very high 1
Flesh Colour
cream 1
Weight
199.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
76-100% 1
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1
Stalk Curve
absent 1
Stalk Thickness
thick-very thick 1
Stalk Length
short mm 1
Eye Aperture
half open 1
Accession name
Magness
Size
large-very large 1
Shape
pyriform/quince 1
Ground Colour
yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent/very-low/low/low-medium/medium 1
Over Colour
red/brown 1
Russet
very high 1
Flesh Colour
cream 1
Weight
412.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
76-100% 1
Stalk Angle
oblique 1
Stalk Curve
absent 1
Stalk Thickness
thick-very thick 1
Stalk Length
very short-short mm 1
Eye Aperture
half open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.