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Doyenne du Cornice d'Angers

Pear

Doyenne du Cornice d'Angers

Origin / History

Raised from seed in the garden of the Horticultural Society at Angers.

Tree

Vigorous, pyramidal in shape, productive.

Fruit

Size and Form: Very large, regularly turbinate.

Skin: Greenish yellow, speckled with russet dots.

Flesh and Flavor: Melting, buttery, juicy, sugary, agreeably perfumed. Very delicious.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity and Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Ripens in November and December.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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I. DOYENNE DU CORNICE D'ANGERS. — Tree — vigorous, pyramidal shaped, productive; fruit — very large, regularly turbinate; skin — greenish yellow, speckled with russet dots; flesh — melting, buttery, juicy, sugary, agreeably perfumed; very delicious; ripens in November and December; raised from seed in the garden of the Horticultural Society at Angers.

B. Desportes, The Horticulturist (1856)