Seckel
Pear
Pyrus communis L.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Mother to:
Carrick
Cayuga
Chapin
Colette
Father to:
Barseck
Accession name
Seckel (Robarts)
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
25th April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall
Size
very small-small 1
Shape
ovoid 1
Ground Colour
green-yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
dark red/brown 1
Russet
medium 1
Flesh Colour
yellow 1
Weight
49.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
26-50% 1
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1
Stalk Curve
weak-medium 1
Stalk Thickness
medium-thick 1
Stalk Length
medium mm 1
Eye Aperture
open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.