Magness
Pear
Pyrus communis L.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Magness
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
28th April Full (80%) flowering
5th May 90% petal fall
Size
medium/medium-large a
Shape
ovoid/pyriform a
Ground Colour
yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
red/brown a
Russet
very high a
Flesh Colour
cream a
Weight
199.00 g a
Russet (percent)
76-100% a
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique a
Stalk Curve
absent a
Stalk Thickness
thick-very thick a
Stalk Length
short mm a
Eye Aperture
half open a
Accession name
Magness
Size
large-very large a
Shape
pyriform/quince a
Ground Colour
yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent/very-low/low/low-medium/medium a
Over Colour
red/brown a
Russet
very high a
Flesh Colour
cream a
Weight
412.00 g a
Russet (percent)
76-100% a
Stalk Angle
oblique a
Stalk Curve
absent a
Stalk Thickness
thick-very thick a
Stalk Length
very short-short mm a
Eye Aperture
half open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.