Doyenne Saint-Roch
PearDoyenne Saint-Roch
Origin/History
Largely grown in the Gironde, France, in the middle of the nineteenth century.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Above medium and sometimes larger; globular but variable.
Skin: Pale yellow dotted with russet, passing to bright yellow on the side next the sun, where it is lightly washed with carmine.
Flesh and Flavor: White, semi-fine, melting or slightly breaking, juicy, sugary, acidulous, of delicate flavor.
Quality Classification: Second.
Season
August and September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Source citation: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); original reference Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:83, fig. 1869.
Book Sources
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Doyenne Saint-Roch.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:83, fig. 1869.
Largely grown in the Gironde, Fr., in the middle of the nineteenth century. Fruit above medium and sometimes larger, globular but variable, pale yellow dotted with russet passing to bright yellow on the side next the sun, where it is lightly washed with carmine; flesh white, semi-fine, melting or slightly breaking, juicy, sugary, acidulous, of delicate flavor; second; Aug. and Sept.