Gray Doyenné
Pear
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Origin and History
France. Also known historically as Doyenné Gris, Gray Butter Pear, Red Doyenné, Doyenné Rouge, and St. Michael Doré.
Tree
Shoots yellowish or grayish brown, ascending.
Fruit
Form and Size: Medium, obovate, often approaching turbinate.
Skin: Whole surface a handsome, smooth cinnamon russet.
Stem: Half to three-quarters of an inch long.
Cavity: Quite narrow.
Calyx: Small, closed.
Basin: Not described in source.
Flesh and Flavor: Very fine texture, very buttery, melting, rich, perfumed, delicious, excellent.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Middle of autumn to winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Other
Fails by cracking in many localities.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Gray Doyenné.* (Doyenné Gris, Gray Butter Pear, Red Doyenné, Doyenné Rouge, St. Michael Doré.) Size medium, obovate, often approaching turbinate; whole surface a handsome, smooth cinnamon russet; stalk half to three-quarters of an inch long; cavity quite narrow; calyx small, closed; flesh with a very fine texture, very buttery, melting, rich, perfumed, delicious, excellent. Middle of autumn to winter. Shoots yellowish or grayish brown, ascending. Fails by cracking in many localities. France. Fig. 717.