Late blooming, early-midseason fresh-market European pear. Origin: Bologna University, Italy, by S. Musacchi, V. Ancarani, and S. Sansavini. Abate Fetel O.P.; planted 1992; selected 2001. USPP 26,989; 2 Aug. 2016. Tree: vigor medium; growth habit slightly compact, upright, conical; bears on 2-3-year-old wood, sometimes on 1-year shoot; blooms late; yield high and constant; no evidence of biennial bearing. Fruit: size medium, ~223 g, 105 mm long, 71 mm wide; elongated pyriform; skin green, slight russet; flesh white, medium-fine, melting, juicy; flavor good, sweet, 13.1-14.4 °Brix, quite acid; matures 1-2 d before Bartlett, keeps 5 months in cold storage.
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