Alexandrina Bivort
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised by M. Bivort, Haelen, Belgium, and dedicated to his wife. First brought to notice in 1847. Fruits have melting, juicy flesh with a sweet and perfumed flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Alexandrina Bivort
Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
1st May 90% petal fall
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
conical a
Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low a
Over Colour
orange-red a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
cream a
Weight
113.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-25% a
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique a
Stalk Curve
medium a
Stalk Thickness
medium-thick a
Stalk Length
medium mm a
Eye Aperture
open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.