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Doyenné Nérard

Pear

Doyenné Nérard

Origin/History Obtained in 1850 by M. Bonnefoy, a nurseryman at Saint-Genis-Laval, near Lyons, France.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

  • Size: Small
  • Form: Globular-conic
  • Skin: Yellowish-white, marbled with bright red
  • Flesh/Flavor: Semibreaking, very sugary; good
  • Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core/Seeds: Not described in source

Season August

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Doyenné Nérard.

  1. Mas Le Verger 2:237, fig. 117. 1866-73.
  2. Guide Prat. 68. 1895. Obtained in 1850 by M. Bonnefoy, a nurseryman at Saint-Genis-Laval, near Lyons, Fr. Fruit small, globular-conic, yellowish-white, marbled with bright red; flesh semibreaking, very sugary; good; Aug.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
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