Unknown Pear
Unknow variety (does not match the published description for the name under which the material was received).
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Rhone, France.
Accession name
Beurre Davy
Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
23rd April Full (80%) flowering
1st May 90% petal fall
Type
Dessert a
Accession name
Jeanne d'Arc (LA) False) = Pitmaston Duchess
Size
large-very large a
Shape
pyriform a
Ground Colour
yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
none a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
cream a
Weight
465.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-25% a
Stalk Angle
oblique a
Stalk Curve
absent/very weak a
Stalk Thickness
thick a
Stalk Length
short-medium mm a
Eye Aperture
closed a
Accession name
Crichton-Maitland 1
Size
small-medium a
Shape
ovoid a
Ground Colour
green-yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
none a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
white/cream a
Weight
95.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-25% a
Stalk Angle
straight a
Stalk Curve
weak a
Stalk Thickness
thin-medium a
Stalk Length
long mm a
Eye Aperture
open a
Accession name
Hill 1
Size
medium a
Shape
flat/round/conical a
Ground Colour
green-yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
none a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
white/cream a
Weight
152.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-25% a
Stalk Angle
straight a
Stalk Curve
weak a
Stalk Thickness
thin a
Stalk Length
medium-long mm a
Eye Aperture
open a
Accession name
Stanford
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
26th April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall
Size
medium a
Shape
flat/round/ovoid a
Ground Colour
green-yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
none a
Russet
low/medium a
Flesh Colour
cream a
Weight
231.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-50% a
Stalk Angle
straight a
Stalk Curve
absent/very weak a
Stalk Thickness
medium a
Stalk Length
medium-long mm a
Eye Aperture
open a
Accession name
Unknown: S R Peart
Flowering time
21st April 10% flowering
27th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall
Size
medium a
Shape
conical/pyriform a
Weight
140.00 g a
Accession No.
1958 - 122 cancel
Accession name
unlabelled (green string)
Size
medium a
Shape
quince a
Ground Colour
yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
none a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
cream a
Weight
93.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-25% a
Stalk Angle
oblique a
Stalk Curve
weak-medium a
Stalk Thickness
medium a
Stalk Length
very long mm a
Eye Aperture
open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.