Double de Guerre

Pear

Double de Guerre

Origin/History

Introduced into England from Mechlin, Belgium, about 1835.

Tree

Hardy and productive.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium to above medium, pyriform, tapering to the stem.

Skin: Yellow-brown speckled with russet.

Stem: Short and stout, generally obliquely inserted.

Calyx and Basin: Calyx open in a shallow basin.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellow, firm, slightly acid.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

December to February.

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)

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Double de Guerre.

Garden 56:426. 1899.

Bunyard Handb. Hardy Fr. 167. 1920. Introduced into England from Mechlin, Bel., about 1835. Tree hardy, productive. Fruit medium to above, pyriform, tapering to the stem, yellow-brown speckled with russet; stem short, stout, generally obliquely inserted; calyx open in a shallow basin; flesh yellow, firm, slightly acid; Dec. to Feb.

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