Olivier de Serres

Sabor

Sensibilidad y resistencia

Origen

Sämling der Fortunée d'Angers

Obtentor

Boisbunel

Polinización

autoestéril (necesita una variedad polinizadora)

En tercios de mes (principio / mitad / final) para el hemisferio norte en clima templado; la altitud y el año los desplazan.

Fruto

Juicy, half-melting to melting, sweet with wine acidity and a fine, slightly tart spice; very good flavour. Fruit flat-round.

Crecimiento

Weak to moderate growth; only suited to low trunk forms in the garden and to espalier. Fruit hangs firmly against wind.

Rendimiento

Cropping starts early and stays high and regular.

Observaciones

Fine winter dessert pear with very high site demands; only worthwhile in wine-growing areas and as a wall espalier, no upland sites. Needs the warmest, sheltered, free-standing spots. Pick late October to early November, ready to eat January to early March; harvest very late for full aroma. Keeps 2-3 months, tends to shrivel but stays fresh in a perforated foil bag.

Cuidados

Train as a warm south-facing wall espalier; keep soils rich, warm and moist, and on sandy ground water and feed evenly. Pick as late as possible.