Conference
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised by Rivers Nursery, Sawbridgeworth. Exhibited at the National British Pear Conference after which it was named. Awarded a First Class Certificate from The Royal Horticultural Society in 1885. Fruits have pale yellow flesh with a slight pink tinge.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Léon Leclerc de Laval x Unknown
Mother to:
Condo
Father to:
Bristol Cross
Cheltenham Cross
Concorde
Accession name
Conference (EMLA)
Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
23rd April Full (80%) flowering
1st May 90% petal fall
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
pyriform/flask a
Ground Colour
yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
none a
Russet
medium a
Flesh Colour
yellow/pink a
Weight
207.00 g a
Russet (percent)
26-50% a
Stalk Angle
oblique a
Stalk Curve
weak a
Stalk Thickness
medium a
Stalk Length
medium-long mm a
Eye Aperture
open a
Accession No.
1971 - 035 cancel
Accession name
Conference, Russet free
Flowering time
15th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
29th April 90% petal fall
Type
Dessert a
Accession No.
1972 - 047 cancel
Accession name
Conference Bronzed
Flowering time
21st April 10% flowering
25th April Full (80%) flowering
3rd May 90% petal fall
Type
Dessert a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.