Suffolk Thorn

Pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
2001 - 077     check_circle

Accession name
Suffolk Thorn

Flowering time
19th April 10% flowering
24th April Full (80%) flowering
3rd May 90% petal fall

Size
small ^a

Shape
round/ovoid ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
orange/brown ^a

Russet
medium/high ^a

Flesh Colour
cream/yellow ^a

Weight
72.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
26-75% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
very weak ^a

Stalk Thickness
thin-medium ^a

Stalk Length
long-very long mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.