A very early ripening pear from Italy. Origin: at the Univ. of Florence, Florence, Italy, by Elvio Bellini Coscia × Gentile. Cross made in 1971. Evaluated as selection Fl-71.PC.526. Released and patented in 1992. Italian patent number 186/NV/92. Tree: vigorous on pear seedling rootstock, compatible with quince, abundant bloom, good fruit set, self-incompatible. Fruit: large, elongate, very regular, attractive; skin green with 30% to 40% red blush; flesh firm, white, fine texture, resistant to core breakdown; matures early July in Florence, with Delbard Premiere, about 37 days before Bartlett.
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