Loading AI tools
Cultivar of pear From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Concorde is a cultivar of pear originating in England. A cross of the Conference and Comice varieties, it has some of the traits of both parents.
Concorde pear | |
---|---|
Genus | Pyrus |
Species | Pyrus communis |
Hybrid parentage | Conference × Comice |
Cultivar | Concorde |
Origin | Kent, United Kingdom |
The Concorde was developed at the East Malling Research Station in Kent. After artificial pollination was completed in 1968, a number of candidate varieties were developed and the Concorde was selected as the best one in 1977. It was released commercially in 1994.[1] It received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 1993.[2]
The tree of the Concorde pear is upright and moderately vigorous. It flowers about five days after its parent varieties, and like the Comice is a late harvest pear.[3] It is partially self-fertile, and is classed as group 3/4 in the RHS pollination groups. It is a regular cropper that can sometimes overproduce fruit, and it produces a first crop about a year earlier than most varieties.[1]
The Concorde's fruit is considered a blend of its parent varieties, with the elongated shape and crisp texture of its Conference parent combined with the sweetness of the Comice.[4] The fruit has a greenish color initially, becoming more yellowish with ripening, and may exhibit slight russeting.[1]