Concorde

Dessert pear

Pyrus communis L.

Raised in 1977 at East Malling Research Station, Maidstone, Kent. Similar to Conference but fruits have a better skin finish with less russet. Fruits have a sweet, aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.

Parentage:
Doyenne du Comice x Conference

Accession No.
1986 - 021     cancel

Accession name
Concorde

Flowering time
14th April 10% flowering
17th April Full (80%) flowering
28th April 90% petal fall

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
pyriform/flask ^a

Ground Colour
yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
pink ^a

Russet
low/medium ^a

Flesh Colour
white/cream ^a

Weight
173.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
1-50% ^a

Stalk Angle
straight/oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
very weak ^a

Stalk Thickness
medium ^a

Stalk Length
medium-long mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.