Andre Desportes
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised by Andre Leroy at Angers, France in 1854. Thought to be open-pollinated Williams. Fruits have white, juicy flesh with a sweet and fair flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Williams' Bon Chretien x Unknown
Accession name
Andre Desportes
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
25th April Full (80%) flowering
8th May 90% petal fall
Size
small a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
conical/pyriform a
Ground Colour
green-yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low a
Over Colour
orange/brown a
Russet
low a
Flesh Colour
white/cream a
Weight
71.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-25% a
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique a
Stalk Curve
weak-medium a
Stalk Thickness
medium/medium-thick a
Stalk Length
medium mm a
Eye Aperture
half open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.