Marie Benoist

Pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
2001 - 066     check_circle

Accession name
Marie Benoist

Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
23rd April Full (80%) flowering
3rd May 90% petal fall

Size
large ^a

Shape
conical/pyriform ^a

Ground Colour
yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
orange ^a

Russet
medium ^a

Flesh Colour
cream ^a

Weight
321.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
26-50% ^a

Stalk Angle
oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
absent ^a

Stalk Thickness
thick ^a

Stalk Length
short mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.