Global Strategy: Build Value for HASS GROWERS
BL516, a new pollinizer Hass like fruit
B flower type. Ripens black. Small and upright tree. Precocious and productive tree. Excellent postharvest conditions. Excellent internal fruit quality.

Hass | BL516 |
Middle | Middle |
Tree Characteristics | Tree Growth | Tree Architecture | Flower Type | Alternate Bearing | High Density Potential | Fruit Bearing | Production Potential w/ optimized spacing |
Hass | Medium | Spreading | A | Susceptible | Moderate | Mostly outside | |
BL516 | Small to medium | Weeping, upright | B | Consistent | High | Inside | Equal to or slightly less than Hass |
Fruits characteristics | Fruit shape | Peel Color | Peel Texture | Peel Thickness | Peelability | Relative Seed Size | Pulp content % |
Hass | Pear | Black | Pebbly | Medium Thick | Excellent | Medium | 71,6 |
BL516 | Pear | Black | Somewhat pebbly | Medium | Excellent | Medium | 71,3 |
Fruits characteristics | Projected Harvest Season | Flavor | Eating Quality | Fruit Size (g) see footnote | Tentative Postharvest | Dry Matter |
Hass | Spring / Summer | Nutty Rich | Very good to excellent | 198 | Excellent | 22-38% |
BL516 | Late Spring / Summer | Rich, smooth | Very good to excellent | 187 | Better then Hass? | 28-34% |
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A flower | ![]()
| ![]() | SCION UCR-V01 UCR-V02 UCR-V03 BL 516 | Value add to Hass Late Earlier Gourmet Pollinizer | ||||||||
B flower | ![]()
| ![]() | Rootstock PP35 PP40 PP42 PP45 PP80 | Value added Small Tree Salinity PPR + Heat PPR (Phytophthora Root Rot) PPR + Heat |