Dessert pear
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1972 from Station de Recherches d
Accession name Antoine Bouvant
Flowering time 14th April 10% flowering 17th April Full (80%) flowering28th April 90% petal fall
Size medium-large a
Type Dessert a
Shape conical/pyriform a
Ground Colour green-yellow a
Over Colour (Amount) absent a
Over Colour none a
Russet low/medium a
Flesh Colour cream a
Weight 194.00 g a
Russet (percent) 1-50% a
Stalk Angle oblique a
Stalk Curve absent 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References: a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.