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Pear Packaging and Counts
Available Counts
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Carton Weight |
38, 45, 52, 60, 70, 80, 90, 96, 100, 112 |
12.5kg |
Pear Varieties and availability
Variety |
Availablitiy |
Forelle |
March - July |
Packhams Triumph |
March - August |
Rose Marie |
January - February |
Williams Bon Cretien |
January - March |
Forelle |
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Origin: |
Tree |
Germany, chance seedling |
Chilling Requirement : lowVigour: strongGrowth Habit : uprightFull bloom date : early to late SeptemberPollinators : KiefferBearing Habit : spursProduction : medium |
Fruit |
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Harvest Date : late February to early MarchMass : 150 gShape: oblong-pyriformSkin Colour : green-yellow with spots and red blushLenticells: conspicuousFlesh Colour : cream-whiteTaste : sweetTexture : slightly coarseStorage ability: very good |
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General |
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Inclined to be small |
Packhams Triumph |
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Origin: |
Tree |
Australia, (Bon Chretien x St Germain) |
Chilling Requirement : medium-lowVigour: medium to strongGrowth Habit : uprightFull bloom date : middle to late SeptemberPollinators : Winter Nelis, Rosemarie, DecemberBearing Habit : spurs and shootsProduction : high |
Fruit |
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Harvest Date : middle FebruaryMass : 190 gShape: ovate-pyriformSkin Colour : green-yellowLenticells: conspicuousFlesh Colour : creamy-whiteTaste : good, slightly sweetTexture : smoothStorage ability : very good |
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General |
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Inclined to be slow to come into bearing. Knobbly appearance |
Rose Marie |
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Origin: |
Tree |
RSA, bred by ARC-INFRUITEC (Bon Rouge x Forelle) |
Chilling Requirement : medium-lowVigour: mediumGrowth Habit : uprightFull bloom date : late SeptemberPollinators : December, Packham's TriumphBearing Habit : standardProduction : high |
Fruit |
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Harvest Date : early JanuaryMass : 145 gShape: oblong-ovate-pyriformSkin Colour : yellow with bright red blushLenticells: conspicuousFlesh Colour : whiteTaste : goodTexture : softStorage ability : medium |
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General |
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Inclined to be slow to come into bearing. Knobbly appearance |
Williams Bon Cretien |
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Origin: |
Tree |
UK, chance seedling |
Chilling Requirement : highVigour: strongGrowth Habit : semi-uprightFull bloom date : early to middle OctoberPollinators : Josephine de Malines, Beurre Hardy, Beurre Bosc, Doyenne du CorniceBearing Habit : spurs and shootsProduction : medium to high |
Fruit |
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Harvest Date : early to late JanuaryMass : 160 gShape: oblong-ovate-pyriformSkin Colour : green-yellowLenticells: conspicuousFlesh Colour : creamy-whiteTaste : fragrant, sweetTexture : fine meltingStorage ability : average |
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General |
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Good for canning, dessert and drying. |