Redblushed, high-yielding, fresh-market European pear with resistance to pear scab. Origin: SLU Balsgard, Sweden and Graminor, Norway, by S.H. Hjeltnes. Colorée de Juillet × Bartlett; crossed 1985; selected 1997; tested as NP 6246. USPP 25,291; 17 Feb. 2015. Tree: vigor high; growth habit spreading and pyramidal; tolerant to-20 °C; productivity high; flowers midseason; resistant to pear scab; pollinizers Packham’s Triumph, Conference, Belle Lucrative. Fruit: size medium, 150-180 g; pyriform, straight to convex; green-yellow with dark red blush, small red dots at lenticels; flesh fine, tender, juicy; 11-13 °Brix, 1.3-2 g/L malic acid; ripens early, 16-18 d before Conference; one-pick harvest; cold storage up to 3 months, at least 1 week shelf life.
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