Pear
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name Monarch
Flowering time 13th April 10% flowering 19th April Full (80%) flowering30th April 90% petal fall
Size small-medium a
Shape flat/round a
Ground Colour yellow a
Over Colour (Amount) very low a
Over Colour orange-red a
Russet low/medium a
Flesh Colour cream a
Weight 116.00 g a
Russet (percent) 1-50% a
Stalk Angle straight a
Stalk Curve very weak a
Stalk Thickness medium a
Stalk Length short-medium mm a
Eye Aperture open a
References: a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.