Old Home

Perry pear

Pyrus communis L.

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

Accession No.
1968 - 083     check_circle

Accession name
Old Home

Flowering time
17th April 10% flowering
23rd April Full (80%) flowering
9th May 90% petal fall

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Perry 1

Shape
flat/round 1

Ground Colour
green-yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
none 1

Russet
low 1

Flesh Colour
cream 1

Weight
173.00 g 1

Russet (percent)
1-25% 1

Stalk Angle
straight 1

Stalk Curve
strong 1

Stalk Thickness
thick 1

Stalk Length
long mm 1

Eye Aperture
half open 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.