Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type

Pear

Variety/Cultivar

Corella (Forelle)

Fruit Description

Attractive red-skinned flesh with a background colour that starts out green and turns yellow when ripe. Fruit is medium size,

Common Uses

Origin

Possibly a chance seedling from Germany, thought to have been brought to Australia by German settlers.

Pollination

Packham, Winter Nelis, Howell

Chill Hours

Medium

Blossom Time

Early to mid-season.

Harvest Time

+10 days Packham, sometimes much later. The lenticels on the fruit (pores, or spots) can be an indicator of when to pick, as light lenticels on the immature fruit darken and become brown and shallow. Ensure fruit is mature when ripe (i.e. seeds are dark b

Production Notes

Fruit needs to get enough sunshine to get a good red colour, which you can manage with pruning. Good croppers, but can be susceptible to pre-harvest drop. Tree habit is quite upright and vigorous, spur bearing. Fruit should be picked when mature but not ripe, and ripened off the tree.

Disease Susceptibility

Fruit with lenticels (which Corella are known for) can be more vulnerable to fungal and bacterial diseases, which can enter through the lenticels, but Corella are not known for any specific susceptibilities.

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