Cascade

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Raised in the early 1940's by F.C. Reimer at Southern Oregon Experiment Station, USA. Fruits have white, sooth-textured, melting, sweet, juicy flesh.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.

Parentage:
Max-Red Bartlett x Doyenne du Comice

Accession No.
1986 - 060     cancel

Accession name
Cascade

Flowering time
14th April 10% flowering
17th April Full (80%) flowering
25th April 90% petal fall

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
pyriform/quince ^a

Ground Colour
green-yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very high ^a

Over Colour
orange/red/dark red ^a

Russet
low ^a

Flesh Colour
yellow/green ^a

Weight
165.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
1-25% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
weak ^a

Stalk Thickness
thick-very thick ^a

Stalk Length
medium-long mm ^a

Eye Aperture
closed ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.