Chapin
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, USA. Introduced in 1945. Fruits have yellow, firm, juicy flesh with a sweet and rich aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Seckel x Unknown
Accession name
Chapin
Flowering time
21st April 10% flowering
28th April Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall
Size
small-medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
conical a
Ground Colour
yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
red/dark red a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
cream a
Weight
140.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-25% a
Stalk Angle
straight a
Stalk Curve
absent a
Stalk Thickness
medium a
Stalk Length
short mm a
Eye Aperture
open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.