Fondante d'Automne

Pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1973 - 330     check_circle

Accession name
Fondante d'Automne (LA)

Flowering time
21st April 10% flowering
26th April Full (80%) flowering
8th May 90% petal fall

Size
medium ^a

Shape
ovoid/conical ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
none ^a

Russet
very high ^a

Flesh Colour
white/cream ^a

Weight
138.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
76-100% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight ^a

Stalk Curve
absent ^a

Stalk Thickness
medium-thick/thick ^a

Stalk Length
short-medium mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.