Attractive, non-russeting, productive European pear. Origin: Angers, France, by B. Thibault. Conference × Doyenné du Comice; crossed 1963, selected 1974. USPP 24,963; 14 Oct. 2014. Tree: vigor moderate; growth habit upright-spreading; productive; winter hardiness good; blooms early April in Beaucouzé, France; pollinizers Comice, Concorde, Conference; moderately susceptible to fire blight. Fruit: size good, 220 g, averaging 70 mm diameter, 100 mm long; pyriform, similar to Conference; skin smooth, yellow-green, almost no russeting; flesh medium-fine; flavor good, juicy, 13-14.5 °Brix; ripens first week of September, immediately after Conference; storability and shelf life good.
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