Rocha
Variety of European pear · Pyrus communis
Portugal's protected national pear – small, sweet and exceptionally storable.
Also known as: Pêra Rocha
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
crispjuicysweetaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Zufallssämling
- Breeder
- Pedro António Rocha
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
- Fruit weight
- 150 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Small to medium, roundish, greenish-yellow with a brown russet ring at the calyx. Firm, sweet, juicy flesh.
Growth
Moderately vigorous, very reliable, adapted to Portugal's western coastal climate.
Yield
High yields; PDO-protected (Pêra Rocha do Oeste), a major export.
Notes
Very long cold storage possible.
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