Black Worcester
syn. Warden
Culinary/Perry · Pear · Pyrus communis L. · 1 accession
Grown in Worcester before 1575 and is believed to be the pear on Worcester City coat of arms. It is also thought that Black Worcester is the original
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Flowering
- 18th April (10%) · 22nd April (full) · 3rd May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Culinary/Perry
- Shape
- round/ovoid/conical
- Russet
- high
- Weight
- 177.00 g
- Over colour
- red/dark red
- Stalk angle
- straight
- Stalk curve
- very weak
- Eye aperture
- open
- Flesh colour
- cream
- Stalk length
- medium-long mm
- Ground colour
- green
- Russet percent
- 51-75%
- Stalk thickness
- thin-medium
- Over colour amount
- medium
Source · National Fruit Collection
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