Williams rouge Homored® P.V.R.

Availability (unless sold in the meantime)

	Season 2024/2025	Season 2025/2026
Trees	BA29	Unavailable
Trees	Farold® 87 Daytor	Unavailable
Graftwood / Budwood	√	√

General information

Breeder : INRA Angers, France
Licence holder : CEP Innovation
Picking date : mid-August
Fruit size : average
Uses : the red pear to start the season

Tree description

Blossom date : diploid variety with good quality pollen and a late blossom date
Pollinator : Conference, Comice and its mutants, Concorde
Type of tree : semi upright tree
Vigour : less vigorous than Williams, needs to be grafted on BA 29 or with an interstem Comice
Productivite : rather rapid on Quince, BA 29, Sydo and Adam's. Bad compatibility with Quince C
Time till first cropping : average / thinning neccesary in case of heavy crop load
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning : average
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases : susceptible to fireblight and scab
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases : average
Eclaircissage : thinning neccesary in case of heavy crop load

Fruit description

Fruit description : pear shaped, rather thick and symetric with an upright thick peduncle. Red on green background at harvest and yellow when fruit is ripe. Smooth and shiny skin.
Flesh / taste : rather fine and melting flesh, juicy and sweet with typical flavours, much appreciated by consumers
Storage potential : 5 to 6 weeks before the eating qualities disappear. Very resistant to bruising and transport

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