Merton Star

Pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1972 - 038     check_circle

Accession name
Merton Star (H6802/3B)

Flowering time
22nd April 10% flowering
27th April Full (80%) flowering
8th May 90% petal fall

Size
large ^a

Shape
conical/pyriform ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
none ^a

Russet
medium ^a

Flesh Colour
white ^a

Weight
205.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
26-50% ^a

Stalk Angle
oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
very weak ^a

Stalk Thickness
medium-thick ^a

Stalk Length
medium-long mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.