Pear tree--Concorde variety

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of high yielding dessert pear is provided which originated as a cross between the Doyenne Du Comice variety (non-patented in the United States) and the Conference variety (non-patented in the United States). The fruit is elongated and assumes an attractive yellow skin coloration with a slight pink overcolor at those areas exposed to the sun. Trees of the new variety normally come into bearing earlier than those of the Conference variety under growing conditions encountered in the United Kingdom. The russet of the fruit is slight when compared to that of the Conference variety and tends to be distributed over the whole fruit. The fruit of the new variety unlike that of the Conference variety retains a slight crispness when fully ripe and possesses a flavor that is fuller and more aromatic. The picking season for the fruit is later than for the Conference variety. The leaves exhibit an impressive dark green coloration. Unlike the Conference variety, the new variety appears to be tolerant to Parry's Syndrome/Pear Decline.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of pear tree having the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive dark green leaves,   (b) is precocious and fruits at an earlier age than the Conference variety,   (c) forms attractive yellow fruit following storage with a slight pink overcolor where exposed to the sun generally with only a slight russet over the whole fruit unlike the Conference variety,   (d) forms fruit that when fully ripe exhibits a flesh that retains a slight crispness unlike the Conference variety,   (e) forms fruit that exhibits a fuller and more aromatic flavor than the Conference variety, and   (f) exhibits a picking season that is later than the Conference variety; substantially as herein shown and described.