Parsonage
Perry pear
Pyrus communis L.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the National Collection® of Perry Pears (Pretty Meadow)
Material held in the National Collection® of Perry Pears (Whiteheads)
Accession name
Parsonage
Size
very small-small a
Type
Perry a
Shape
ovoid/conical a
Ground Colour
green-yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent/very low a
Over Colour
orange a
Russet
medium a
Flesh Colour
yellow a
Weight
42.00 g a
Russet (percent)
26-50% a
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique a
Stalk Curve
weak-medium a
Stalk Thickness
very thin-thin a
Stalk Length
medium-long mm a
Eye Aperture
open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.