Pierre Corneille

Pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1972 - 098     check_circle

Accession name
Pierre Corneille (Angers)

Flowering time
13th April 10% flowering
18th April Full (80%) flowering
25th April 90% petal fall

Size
medium-large ^a

Shape
ovoid/pyriform ^a

Ground Colour
yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
none ^a

Russet
high/very high ^a

Flesh Colour
cream ^a

Weight
190.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
51-100% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
absent ^a

Stalk Thickness
medium-thick ^a

Stalk Length
medium mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.