Dumas

Pear

Dumas (Pear)

Origin and History

Known historically as Belle Épine Dumas and Duc de Bordeaux. Described by John J. Thomas in The American Fruit Culturist (1903).

Tree

Growth vigorous. Succeeds on quince rootstock. Shoots dark, speckled. Leaves narrow.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium; long pyriform
Color: Greenish-yellow
Stem: Long, scarcely sunk
Basin: Shallow, regular
Calyx: Partly closed
Flesh and Flavor: Buttery, half melting, sweet. Flavor peculiar.

Season

Late autumn.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

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Dumas. (Belle Épine Dumas, Duc de Bordeaux.) Medium, long pyriform; greenish-yellow; stalk long, scarcely sunk; basin shallow, regular; calyx partly closed; buttery, half melting, sweet, flavor peculiar. Late autumn. Growth vigorous, succeeds on quince. Shoots dark, speckled; leaves narrow.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

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