Pitmaston Duchess

Perry pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the National Collection® of Perry Pears (Orchard Centre)

Accession No.
1978 - 325     check_circle

Accession name
Pitmaston Duchess

Flowering time
22nd April 10% flowering
27th April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Perry ^a

Shape
conical/pyriform ^a

Ground Colour
yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^a

Over Colour
pink ^a

Russet
low ^a

Flesh Colour
cream ^a

Weight
192.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
1-25% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
very weak ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.