Colonel Marchand
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Listed in the 1912 catalogue of Pepinieres, Angers, France as a relatively new variety at that time. Fruits have rather coarse textured, sweet flesh with little flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Colonel Marchand
Flowering time
21st April 10% flowering
27th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
conical/pyriform a
Ground Colour
green-yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
orange-red a
Russet
low/medium a
Flesh Colour
cream/yellow a
Weight
212.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-50% a
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique/right angle a
Stalk Curve
very weak 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.