Dhommée
PearDhommée
Origin/History
A seedling raised by the Horticultural Society of Angers, France; it first bore fruit in 1858.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium and often larger; long-ovate; bossed, with one side always larger than the other.
Skin: Bright green, finely dotted and much mottled with russet.
Flesh and Flavor: White, firm, fine, melting, slightly gritty. Juice abundant, sugary, acidulous, devoid of perfume.
Quality: Second-class.
Season
October to December.
Tree
Not described in source.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin
Not described in source.
Core and Seeds
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); originally described in Leroy, Dict. Pom. 2:25, 1869.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Dhommée.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:25, fig. 1869.
A seedling raised by the Horticultural Society of Angers, Fr.; it first bore fruit in 1858. Fruit medium and often larger, long-ovate, bossed, one side always larger than the other, bright green, finely dotted and much mottled with russet; flesh white, firm, fine, melting, slightly gritty; juice abundant, sugary, acidulous, devoid of perfume; second; Oct. to Dec.