Grosse Calebasse

Pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Mother to:
Beacon

Accession No.
1907 - 010     check_circle

Accession name
Grosse Calebasse

Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
27th April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall

Size
large-very large ^a

Shape
pyriform ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent/very low ^a

Over Colour
dark red ^a

Russet
very high ^a

Flesh Colour
white ^a

Weight
426.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
76-100% ^a

Stalk Angle
oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
very weak ^a

Stalk Thickness
thick ^a

Stalk Length
short-medium mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.