General Duvivier

Pear

General Duvivier

Origin/History

Raised from seed by M. Boisbunel, Rouen, France, in 1845.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium; long-conic, slightly obtuse.

Skin: Greenish-yellow, finely dotted and reticulated with russet. Washed sometimes with dark red on the side facing the sun.

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, fine, semi-melting, watery, not gritty. Juice plentiful, sugary, acidulous, aromatic, and delicate.

Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

March.

Quality and Uses

First quality.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Sources Cited

Leroy, Dict. Pom. 2:217, fig. 1869 (Beurre Duvivier)
Downing, Fr. Trees Am. 688, 1869

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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General Duvivier.

Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:217, fig. 1869. Beurre Duvivier. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 688. 1869.

Raised from seed by M. Boisbunel, Rouen, Fr., in 1845. Fruit medium, long-conic, slightly obtuse, greenish-yellow, finely dotted and reticulated with russet, washed sometimes with dark red on the side facing the sun; flesh whitish, fine, semi-melting, watery, not gritty; juice plentiful, sugary, acidulous, aromatic, delicate; first; Mar.

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

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