Pear
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Mother to: Alliance Franc-Russe
Accession name Duchesse d'Angouleme
Flowering time 17th April 10% flowering 22nd April Full (80%) flowering2nd May 90% petal fall
Size large-very large a
Shape conical/pyriform a
Ground Colour yellow a
Over Colour (Amount) absent a
Over Colour none a
Russet low/medium a
Flesh Colour yellow a
Weight 355.00 g a
Russet (percent) 1-50% a
Stalk Angle oblique a
Stalk Curve very weak a
Stalk Thickness thick a
Stalk Length medium mm a
Eye Aperture open a
References: a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.