Attractive, red-blushed, early-season, fresh-market European pear. Origin: APFIP, Tatura, Victoria, Australia, by S. Turpin. Butirra Precoce Morettini × Corella; crossed 1995; selected 2001. USPP 25,741; 28 July 2015. Tree: vigorous; growth habit semi-upright; blooms 7 d after Corella; yield medium, consistent, similar to Corella; pollinizers Hosui, Corella, Packham’s Triumph. Fruit: size medium, 82-97 mm long, 62-68 mm wide; smooth, pyriform, symmetrical; yellow-green with pinkish-red blush; skin thin, glossy; flesh white, crisp, fine, moderately juicy; eaten directly off tree, free of grit, 11-16 °Brix; ripens slightly before Bartlett.
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