Conference
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised by Rivers Nursery, Sawbridgeworth. Exhibited at the National British Pear Conference after which it was named. Awarded a First Class Certificate from The Royal Horticultural Society in 1885. Fruits have pale yellow flesh with a slight pink tinge.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Léon Leclerc de Laval x Unknown
Mother to:
Condo
Father to:
Bristol Cross
Cheltenham Cross
Concorde
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Accession name
Conference (EMLA)
Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
23rd April Full (80%) flowering
1st May 90% petal fall
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
pyriform/flask a
Ground Colour
yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
none a
Russet
medium a
Flesh Colour
yellow/pink a
Weight
207.00 g a
Russet (percent)
26-50% a
Stalk Angle
oblique a
Stalk Curve
weak a
Stalk Thickness
medium a
Stalk Length
medium-long mm a
Eye Aperture
open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.