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Marechal de Cour

Dessert · Pear · Pyrus communis L. · 2 accessions

Raised in 1841 by Van Mons, Belgium. Fruits have white, melting, very juicy flesh with a good perfumed flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession 1935-061 · Marechal de Cour

Flowering
13th April (10%) · 18th April (full) · 30th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Shape
pyriform
Russet
medium/high
Weight
246.00 g
Over colour
none
Stalk angle
oblique
Stalk curve
weak-medium
Eye aperture
open
Flesh colour
cream/yellow
Stalk length
medium-long mm
Ground colour
yellow
Russet percent
26-75%
Stalk thickness
medium
Over colour amount
absent

Accession 1996-026 · Conseiller a la Cour

NFC characterisation
Type
Dessert

Source · National Fruit Collection

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