Hessle

Perry pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the National Collection® of Perry Pears (Humblebee Park)

Accession No.
2001 - 058     check_circle

Accession name
Hessle

Flowering time
21st April 10% flowering
25th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall

Size
small ^a

Type
Perry ^a

Shape
ovoid/conical ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
none ^a

Russet
low/medium ^a

Flesh Colour
cream/yellow ^a

Weight
73.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
1-50% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight ^a

Stalk Curve
very weak ^a

Stalk Thickness
medium-thick ^a

Stalk Length
medium-long mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.