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Doyenné des Haies

Pear

Doyenné des Haies

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:71, fig. 1869.

Origin and History

A wilding discovered on the property of M. Bardi in Bwalt, Canton of Montastruc, Haute-Garonne, France, and first reported in 1855.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Globular or globular-turbinate, flat at base, mammillate at summit

Skin: Pale yellow, dotted and stained with fawn, blushed with tender rose on the side toward the sun

Flesh and Flavor: White, fine, melting, and juicy, rather gritty around the core. Juice abundant, sweet, very sugary, tasting of musk.

Season

October

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Quality rating: Second (Hedrick's assessment)

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Doyenne des Haies.

i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:71, fig. 1869.

A wilding found on the property of M. Bardi, Bwalt, Canton of Montastruc, Haute-Garonne, Fr., and first reported in 1855. Fruit medium, globular or globular-turbinate, flat at base, mammillate at summit, pale yellow, dotted and stained with fawn, blushed with tender rose on the side toward the sun; flesh white, fine, melting, juicy, rather gritty around the core; juice abundant, sweet, very sugary, tasting of musk; second; Oct.

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