Doyenné de Lorraine
PearDoyenné de Lorraine
Origin/History
Received by the eminent German pomologist Diel from a nurseryman at Metz. Mostly known to German authors under the name Doyenné d'Austrasie.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, globular, depressed at each pole.
Skin: Water-green before maturity; bright citron-yellow when ripe with golden coloring on the side next the sun, or sometimes washed with red. Gray-brown dots present.
Flesh and Flavor: White, semi-fine, semi-buttery. Juice plentiful, sweet, and slightly perfumed. Quality: good.
Season
September and October.
Tree
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Source Citation: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); also referenced in Mas, Pom. Gen. 4:17, 201 (1879).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Doyenné de Lorraine.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 4:17, 201. 1879.
Received by Diel, the eminent German pomologist, from a nurseryman at Metz under the name of Doyenné d'Austrasie by which it is mostly known to German authors.
Fruit medium, globular, depressed at each pole, water-green, with gray-brown dots, bright citron-yellow when ripe and golden on the side next the sun or sometimes washed with red; flesh white, semi-fine, semi-buttery; juice plentiful, sweet and slightly perfumed; good; Sept. and Oct.