President Heron

Pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1967 - 103     check_circle

Accession name
President Heron

Flowering time
11th April 10% flowering
19th April Full (80%) flowering
2nd May 90% petal fall

Size
medium/medium-large ^a

Shape
ovoid/conical ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
none ^a

Russet
very high ^a

Flesh Colour
white/green ^a

Weight
156.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
76-100% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.