Magnate
Pear
Pyrus communis L.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Magnate
Flowering time
17th April 10% flowering
25th April Full (80%) flowering
5th May 90% petal fall
Size
large a
Shape
ovoid/pyriform a
Ground Colour
yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
orange/pink a
Russet
medium/high a
Flesh Colour
white a
Weight
239.00 g a
Russet (percent)
26-75% a
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique a
Stalk Curve
weak-medium a
Stalk Thickness
medium-thick a
Stalk Length
long mm a
Eye Aperture
open/half open a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.