Pyrus communis 'Elliot'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Cultivation

Origin: at Univ. of California, Davis, by Kay Ryugo; released in 1988. Elliot #4 × Vermont Beauty; cross made in 1964. Plant patent 6452; 6 Dec. 1988. Tree: upright habit; no fire blight during 20 years of observation, apparently resistant. Fruit: 50 to 60 mm in diam.; shape pyriform to conical, similar to Comice; skin yellow-green, 50% russeted. Buttery texture; flavor similar to Bose; soluble solids to 18%. Ripens 2 to 4 weeks after Bartlett; stores 16 weeks at 0C.
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Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 35
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Pyrus communis 'Elliot'