Doyenne Sentelet
PearDoyenne Sentelet
Origin/History
Doyenne Sentelet is a pear from Flanders, described as an old variety and little known. It is a gain of Van Mons, 1823. References include Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:86, fig. (1869) and Mas Pom. Gen. 3:137, fig. 165 (1878).
Tree
Vigorous, with stout, yellowish wood.
Fruit
Size
Above medium (Downing, Elliott); about medium or below (Hedrick).
Form
Obtuse pyriform (Downing); turbinate-ovate-obtuse, often irregular (Hedrick); roundish pyriform (Elliott).
Stem
Long and slender (Elliott). Not described in source (Downing, Hedrick).
Cavity
Not described in source.
Calyx
Small, open (Elliott). Not described in source (Downing, Hedrick).
Basin
Not described in source.
Skin
Greenish yellow with marblings and specks of gray russet (Downing); deep rich yellow, much mottled and speckled with cinnamon-colored russet (Hedrick); dull yellowish green with traces, streaks, and dots of russet, red in sun (Elliott).
Flesh and Flavor
Flesh white, a little gritty, tender, with a musky perfume (Downing); flesh yellowish-white, melting, juicy, sugary, vinous; good (Hedrick); flesh yellowish white, vinous, melting, juicy; "very good" (Elliott).
Core and Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
- Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900) — listed as Doyenne Santellet
- Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865) — listed as Doyenne Santellete
View original book sources (3)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Doyenne Santellet.
A fine handsome Pear from Flanders.
Fruit above medium, obtuse pyriform, greenish yellow, with marblings and specks of gray russet. Flesh white, a little gritty, tender, musky perfume. October. (Lindley.)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Doyenne Sentelet.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:86, fig. 1869.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 3:137, fig. 165. 1878. A gain of Van Mons, 1823. Fruit about medium or below, turbinate-ovate-obtuse, often irregular, deep rich yellow, much mottled and speckled with cinnamon-colored russet; flesh yellowish-white, melting, juicy, sugary, vinous; good; Oct.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Doyenne Santellete. Sentilet. Foreign. An old variety, little known. Tree, vigorous ; wood, stout, yellowish. Fruit, above medium, roundish pyriform, dull yellowish green, traces, streaks, and dots of russet, red in sun ; stem, long, slender ; calyx, small, open ; flesh, yellowish white, vinous, melting, juicy ; "very good." October.