Description

• ABBE FETEL PEAR Origin : Developed by Fétel, Savoie, France, 1866, number one pear in Italy
• Tree: Medium vigorous Disease Status : Susceptible to fire blight, moderately susceptible to scab
• Flowering Group : 4 (pollinated by group 3, 4 & 5) Chilling requirement : Fairly high Blossom & pollination : Mid late season, 1-2 days after Williams’, Pollination Group Williams’, Beurré Bosc, Coscia
• Fruit : Large fruit, long pyriform
• Skin & Flesh: Golden yellow, some russet in patches, may get red blush.White flesh
• Fairly fine texture, good eating quality, melting, very juicy
• Harvest: One month after Williams’, a week after Bosc, 160 days after full bloom, productive
• Storage : 5-6 months, scald, resistant to internal breakdown
• Uses: Eating