Merton Royal

Pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1953 - 038     check_circle

Accession name
Merton Royal (J.I.3897)

Flowering time
22nd April 10% flowering
28th April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall

Size
very large ^a

Shape
conical/pyriform ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
none ^a

Russet
very high ^a

Flesh Colour
white/yellow ^a

Weight
423.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
76-100% ^a

Stalk Angle
oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
absent ^a

Stalk Thickness
thick ^a

Stalk Length
medium mm ^a

Eye Aperture
half open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.