Biggar Russet Bartlett

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

A sport of Williams

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Williams' Bon Chretien

Accession No.
1964 - 055     check_circle

Accession name
Biggar Russet Bartlett

Flowering time
23rd April 10% flowering
28th April Full (80%) flowering
5th May 90% petal fall

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
conical/pyriform ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
none ^a

Russet
absent ^a

Flesh Colour
white/yellow ^a

Weight
147.00 g ^a

Stalk Angle
oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
absent/very weak ^a

Stalk Thickness
medium ^a

Stalk Length
medium mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open/half open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.