Doyenne de Poitiers

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1972 - 012     check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1972 from East Malling Research Station, Maidstone, Kent.

Accession name
Doyenne de Poitiers

Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
23rd April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
conical/pyriform ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
dark red/brown ^a

Russet
high ^a

Flesh Colour
white/cream ^a

Weight
144.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
51-75% ^a

Stalk Angle
oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
weak-medium ^a

Stalk Thickness
medium ^a

Stalk Length
medium-long mm ^a

Eye Aperture
half open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.