Coscia di Donna

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Originated in Tuscany, Italy. Known since 1850. Fruits have slightly gritty, rather coarse, juicy flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1958 - 006     check_circle

Accession name
Coscia di Donna

Flowering time
17th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
29th April 90% petal fall

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
conical/pyriform ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
none ^a

Russet
low ^a

Flesh Colour
white/cream ^a

Weight
129.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
1-25% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight ^a

Stalk Curve
very weak ^a

Stalk Thickness
medium ^a

Stalk Length
medium mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.