Red Comice

Pear

Pyrus communis L.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Doyenne du Comice

Accession No.
1973 - 318     check_circle

Accession name
Red Comice (LA)

Flowering time
26th April 10% flowering
2nd May Full (80%) flowering
11th May 90% petal fall

Size
medium-large ^a

Shape
conical/pyriform ^a

Ground Colour
yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
orange-red ^a

Russet
high ^a

Flesh Colour
white ^a

Weight
237.00 g ^a

Russet (percent)
51-75% ^a

Stalk Angle
oblique ^a

Stalk Curve
absent/very weak ^a

Stalk Thickness
medium-thick ^a

Stalk Length
medium mm ^a

Eye Aperture
open/half open ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.