Duchesse Hybrid

Pear

Duchesse Hybrid

Origin and History

Duchesse Hybrid was first described in Cornell Station Bulletin 332:481 in 1913.

Fruit

Form and Size

The form resembles Kieffer.

Skin

Lemon-yellow.

Flesh

Coarse in texture.

Flavor and Quality

Poor.

Season

October.

Tree

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913

View original book sources (1)

Duchesse Hybrid, i. Cornell Sta. Bul. 332:481. 1913. Form resembles Kieffer, lemon-yellow; flesh coarse; poor; Oct.

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