Mercer

Pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Laxton's Superb

Accession No.
1963 - 008     check_circle

Accession name
Mercer

Flowering time
26th April 10% flowering
30th April Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall

Size
medium-large ¹

Shape
flat/conical ¹

Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow ¹

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ¹

Over Colour
red ¹

Russet
low/medium ¹

Flesh Colour
white/green ¹

Weight
223.00 g ¹

Russet (percent)
1-50% ¹

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique/right angle ¹

Stalk Curve
absent/medium ¹

Stalk Thickness
thick-very thick ¹

Stalk Length
medium mm ¹

Eye Aperture
closed ¹

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.