Pear
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name Starking Delicious
Flowering time 23rd April 10% flowering 27th April Full (80%) flowering8th May 90% petal fall
Size medium a
Shape conical a
Ground Colour yellow a
Over Colour (Amount) very low a
Over Colour orange-red a
Russet low a
Flesh Colour white a
Weight 115.00 g a
Russet (percent) 1-25% a
Stalk Angle straight/oblique a
Stalk Curve very weak a
Stalk Thickness medium-thick a
Stalk Length short-medium mm a
Eye Aperture open a
References: a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.