Pear
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name Starking Delicious
Flowering time 23rd April 10% flowering 27th April Full (80%) flowering8th May 90% petal fall
Size medium 1
Shape conical 1
Ground Colour yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount) very low 1
Over Colour orange-red 1
Russet low 1
Flesh Colour white 1
Weight 115.00 g 1
Russet (percent) 1-25% 1
Stalk Angle straight/oblique 1
Stalk Curve very weak 1
Stalk Thickness medium-thick 1
Stalk Length short-medium mm 1
Eye Aperture open 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.