Betty Prosser

betty-prosserA variety thought in 1995 to be “new to science”, found only on a remote farm in Corse, but further research by the National Perry Pear Centre found a reference in old Long Ashton records to it growing in an orchard near Monmouth.  Investigation found it in more than one orchard in that area.

Betty Prosser dissection

Betty Prosser

Betty Prosser tree

OriginMonmouth
StatusRare
Flowering Groupmid
Ripening Timemid (early/mid Oct)

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