Merton Royal

Pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1953 - 038     check_circle

Accession name
Merton Royal (J.I.3897)

Flowering time
22nd April 10% flowering
28th April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall

Size
very large 1

Shape
conical/pyriform 1

Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
none 1

Russet
very high 1

Flesh Colour
white/yellow 1

Weight
423.00 g 1

Russet (percent)
76-100% 1

Stalk Angle
oblique 1

Stalk Curve
absent 1

Stalk Thickness
thick 1

Stalk Length
medium mm 1

Eye Aperture
half open 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.