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Broom Park

Dessert · Pear · Pyrus communis L. · 1 accession

Raised at Downton Castle, Herefordshire by Thomas Andrew Knight. First fruited in 1830. It was named after Broompark near Canterbury, Kent. Fruits have tender, creamy white, fairly juicy flesh with a rich musky flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Flowering
14th April (10%) · 19th April (full) · 30th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Type
Dessert
Shape
flat/round/quince
Russet
high/very high
Weight
212.00 g
Over colour
pink
Stalk angle
straight
Stalk curve
weak-medium
Eye aperture
open
Flesh colour
yellow
Stalk length
medium-long/long mm
Ground colour
yellow
Russet percent
51-100%
Stalk thickness
medium
Over colour amount
very low

Source · National Fruit Collection

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