Aspasie Aucourt

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Raised by M. Rollet at Villefranche, Rhone, France and introduced in 1885. Fruits have white, melting, very juicy flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
2000 - 071     check_circle

Accession name
Aspasie Aucourt

Flowering time
14th April 10% flowering
19th April Full (80%) flowering
26th April 90% petal fall

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
conical ^a

Ground Colour
yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
none ^a

Russet
low ^a

Flesh Colour
white ^a

Weight
76.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
1-25% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
medium ^a

Stalk Thickness
medium-thick ^a

Stalk Length
long-very long mm ^a

Eye Aperture
half open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.