Doctor Lentier

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Raised in 1847 by M. Gregoire, Jodoigne, Brabant, Belgium. Fruits have tender, melting, very juicy flesh with a very sweet and rich flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1948 - 090     check_circle

Accession name
Doctor Lentier

Flowering time
27th April 10% flowering
1st May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
ovoid/conical ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
none ^a

Russet
low ^a

Flesh Colour
yellow ^a

Weight
121.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
1-25% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
very weak ^a

Stalk Thickness
medium-thick ^a

Stalk Length
medium mm ^a

Eye Aperture
half open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.