Abbé Fétel

Goût

Sensibilité et résistance

Origine

Zufallssämling

Obtenteur

Abbé Fétel

Pollinisation

autostérile (a besoin d'une variété pollinisatrice)

Poids du fruit

250 g

En tiers de mois (début / milieu / fin) pour l'hémisphère nord en climat tempéré ; l'altitude et l'année les décalent.

Fruit

Very juicy, sweet dessert pear with a fine, noble spicy aroma and low acidity. Large fruit that keeps about four months in natural storage.

Croissance

Weak-growing, reaching at most about 5 m in height and width. Suited only to small tree forms such as bush or espalier; sensitive to wind.

Rendement

Comes into bearing early and cropps heavily and regularly, though it tends to drop fruit despite good storability.

Remarques

Chance seedling from 1866 in France, the second most important variety in commercial growing after Conference. Needs very warm, wind-sheltered sites, no upland positions; poor sandy soils are tolerated. Tree-ripe mid-September, ready to eat mid-November.

Entretien

Pick in good time before tree ripeness because of fruit drop. Grow only as small tree forms in intensive culture and choose a warm, wind-sheltered site. Watch for chlorosis on limey soils.