Harrow Sweet P.V.R.

Availability (unless sold in the meantime)

	Season 2024/2025	Season 2025/2026
Trees	Farold® 87 Daytor	Unavailable

General information

Breeder : Harrow research station, Canada
Picking date : as Conference, 20 to 25 days after Williams
Fruit size : 60/75
Uses : Variety essential in areas with high pressure "fire blight"
Fruit very appreciated for its eating qualities
Variety for fresh sale and for industry (fruit in syrup)
Attention to the size in the North of Europe

Tree description

Pollinator : Williams, red Williams, Guyot. Tendency to parthenocarpy
Type of tree : on terminal buds and 2 year old branches
Vigour : medium with a half acrotone bearing
Productivite : good to very good yields
Time till first cropping : rapid
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases : tolerance to fire blight
Eclaircissage : low. However, requires thinning to improve fruit size

Fruit description

Fruit description : pear shaped, green-yellow colour, medium to small fruit size, with an orange blush on some fruits, with visible lenticels
Flesh / taste : fine and melting, of very good eating qualities
Storage potential : good storage potential: end of December minimum in negative cold (from -1°C to 0°C)

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