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Doyenné Perrault

Pear

Doyenné Perrault

Origin / History

Described in Guide Prat, page 110, 1876. Listed by U.P. Hedrick in The Pears of New York (1921).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Rather oblate, resembling Easter Bergamot.

Stem: Long stalk.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Not described in source.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh fine, firm, melting; first.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Winter.

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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Doyenné Perrault.

  1. Guide Prat. 110. 1876.

Fruit medium, rather oblate, resembling Easter Bergamot with a long stalk; flesh fine, firm, melting; first; winter.

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