Koonce
Pear
Pyrus communis L.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Koonce
Flowering time
24th April 10% flowering
29th April Full (80%) flowering
9th May 90% petal fall
Size
small-medium a
Shape
ovoid/pyriform/quince a
Ground Colour
green-yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
orange-red/brown a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
white/cream a
Weight
75.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-25% a
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique a
Stalk Curve
absent/very weak a
Stalk Thickness
medium/medium-thick a
Stalk Length
medium/medium-long mm a
Eye Aperture
open/half open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.