Doyenné de Montjean
PearDoyenné de Montjean
Origin / History
Obtained in 1848 by M. Trottier at Montjean, Department of Maine-et-Loire, France, and first published in 1858.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large to very large.
Form: Ovate, nearly equally rounded at its two poles.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Thin and rough, yellow, much russeted.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: White, very fine, melting, very juicy, with a slightly vinous and sweet flavor, perfumed; very good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Jan. to Mar.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Cited by Hedrick as Cat. Cong. Pom. France 243, fig. 1906.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Doyenné de Montjean.
- Cat. Cong. Pom. France 243, fig. 1906.
Obtained in 1848 by M. Trottier, Montjean, Department of Maine-et-Loire, Fr., and first published in 1858. Fruit large to very large, ovate, nearly equally rounded at its two poles; skin thin and rough, yellow, much russeted; flesh white, very fine, melting, very juicy, with a slightly vinous and sweet flavor, perfumed; very good; Jan. to Mar.