Maltese

Pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1958 - 137     check_circle

Accession name
Maltese

Flowering time
19th April 10% flowering
25th April Full (80%) flowering
8th May 90% petal fall

Size
small-medium ^a

Shape
conical ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
none ^a

Russet
low ^a

Flesh Colour
white/cream ^a

Weight
87.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
1-25% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
absent/very weak ^a

Stalk Thickness
thin-medium ^a

Stalk Length
medium-long mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.