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Clara Frijs

Dessert · Pear · Pyrus communis L. · 1 accession

An old variety originating from Denmark. First described by J.A. Bentzien in the Danish Garden Journal in 1858. Fruits have very juicy, sweet flesh with a good flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Flowering
22nd April (10%) · 27th April (full) · 5th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Shape
conical
Russet
absent/low
Weight
130.00 g
Over colour
none
Stalk angle
straight/oblique
Stalk curve
absent
Eye aperture
open
Flesh colour
white
Stalk length
medium mm
Ground colour
yellow
Russet percent
0-25%
Stalk thickness
medium
Over colour amount
absent

Source · National Fruit Collection

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