Duchovaya

Pear

Duchovaya

Origin and History

A Central-Russian pear. Noted as "Scented" in historical records. Known in America by the 1880s, with citations in the American Pomological Society Reports (1887) and Iowa Horticultural Society Reports (1885).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium to above medium.

Form: Obtuse-pyriform.

Skin: Yellow with russeting.

Flesh and Flavor: Coarse, sweet, juicy.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Mid-season.

Quality and Uses

Rated as poor (likely referring to culinary merit or commercial suitability).

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Duchovaya.

Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 22. 1887. Scented.

Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 232. 1885.

A Central-Russian pear. Fruit medium to above, obtuse-pyriform, yellow, russeted; flesh coarse, sweet, juicy; poor; mid-season.

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

Scented