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 ^a

Type
Perry ^a

Shape
flat/round ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
none ^a

Russet
low ^a

Flesh Colour
cream ^a

Weight
173.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
1-25% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight ^a

Stalk Curve
strong ^a

Stalk Thickness
thick ^a

Stalk Length
long mm ^a

Eye Aperture
half open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.