Excellent tasting European pear with tolerance to scab and mildew. Origin: Fruit Breeding Institute Dresden-Pillnitz, Germany. Beurre Bosc O.P. Tree: size medium-dwarf; growth habit flat pyramid; yield medium, regular; needs pollinizers but good pollinizers not yet tested; tolerant to scab and mildew, susceptible to bacterial blight (Pseudomonas syringae), somewhat susceptible to fire blight. Fruit: large, 250-300 g; yellow to green-yellow; blush gold-bronze; slight russet; flesh good to excellent; ripens mid-September, after Bartlett.
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