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Pêra Rocha
Variety of pear / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pera Rocha (European Portuguese: [ˈpeɾɐ ˈʁɔʃɐ])[1] is a native Portuguese variety of pear. The earliest account of the Rocha variety dates from 1836, in the Sintra municipality. This variety was casually obtained from a seed, on Pedro António Rocha's farm.[2] The variety derives its name from his family name. The 'Rocha' pear is produced in several places in Portugal. The production area is over 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) and there are about 9,450 producers.[3]