Docteur Delatosse
PearDocteur Delatosse
Origin / History
Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Flavor: Exquisite.
Size, Form, Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Skin, Flesh, Core / Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October and November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The variety demonstrated resistance to the severe frost of 1879–80.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Guide Prat. 91 (1895)
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Docteur Delatosse. i. Guide Prat. 91. 1895. Fruit exquisite; Oct. and Nov. Resisted the severe frost of 1879-80.