Pyrus communis (European pear), fruit is medium to large, elongated shape, and has brown skin that is heavily russeted. Flesh is cream coloured, tender, melting, sweet, and juicy with a slightly grainy texture.
Common Uses
Excellent flavour and very sweet. A good dessert pear.
Origin
Probably an open pollinated seedling either from Belgium or France, in the early 1800s.
Pollination
Williams, Comice, Eldorado, Nijisseiki, Sensation
Chill Hours
High
Blossom Time
Mid to late season.
Harvest Time
Mid-season, mid-March, +3 days Packham, 150 days after full bloom.
Production Notes
Large, vigorous, upright trees. A moderately good storing pear but may suffer from internal breakdown if stored for too long. Inclined to be biennial bearing. Important to get the harvest time right as the fruit can drop when it's almost mature. The trees can take a long time to start bearing regular crops.
Disease Susceptibility
Susceptible to fire blight, stony pit virus, pear blast (Pseudomonas syringae) and black spot (pear scab), moderately susceptible to mites.
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