Doyenné Georges Boucher
PearDoyenné Georges Boucher
Origin and History Originated from a seed bed of Doyenné du Cornice made in 1884.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large to very large; globular-turbinate, bossed at the extremities.
Skin: Rather thick; dark yellow, sprinkled with small dots and marbled with fawn; russeted and reddened on the sunny side.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish-white, juicy, sugary; quality rated very good.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season February to April.
Uses Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.
Other Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921). Rev. Hort. 496, fig. 1906; Ibid. 197, 1907.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Doyenné Georges Boucher.
- Rev. Hort. 496, fig. 1906. 2. Ibid. 197. 1907.
Came from a seed bed of Doyenné du Cornice made in 1884. Fruit large and very large, globular-turbinate, bossed at the extremities; skin rather thick, dark yellow, sprinkled with small dots and marbled with fawn, russeted and reddened on the sunny side; flesh yellowish-white, juicy, sugary; very good; Feb. to Apr.