Docteur Joubert

Pear

Docteur Joubert

Origin / History

Introduced in 1893 by Baltet Brothers, Troyes, France. Published in Revue d'Horticulture, 1893.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size & Form: Rather large; pyriform.

Skin: Clear green passing to pale yellow, dotted with fawn, rosy on the side of the sun.

Flesh: Melting.

Juice & Flavor: Abundant juice with a sugary taste and pleasant perfume.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Autumn.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900) from England

George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900

View original book sources (1)

Docteur Joubert. i. Rev. Hort. 561. 1893. Baltet Brothers, Troyes, Fr., introduced this pear in 1893. Fruit rather large, pyriform, clear green passing to pale yellow, dotted with fawn, rosy on the side of the sun; flesh melting; juice abundant, with a sugary taste and having a pleasant perfume; autumn.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)