Doyenné Fradin
PearDoyenné Fradin
Origin and History
Regarded as a gain of M. Parigot of Poitiers.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form Medium; globular, depressed at both extremities.
Skin Water-green, dotted with brown, becoming citron-yellow on ripening.
Flesh and Flavor Whitish, fine, melting. Flesh is gritty at core. Full of sweet juice, vinous and richly perfumed.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, and Stem Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Doyenné Fradin.
- Guide Prat. 93. 1876. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 6:33, fig. 401. 1880.
Regarded as a gain of M. Parigot of Poitiers. Fruit medium, globular, depressed at both extremities, water-green, dotted with brown, becoming citron-yellow on ripening; flesh whitish, fine, melting, gritty at core, full of sweet juice, vinous and richly perfumed.