Julie Duquet

Pear

Julie Duquet

Origin/History Originated at Chalons-sur-Marne, France, about the year 1860.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size & Form: Medium, globular-oblate.

Skin: Dark yellow stained and dotted with fawn.

Flesh & Flavor: Whitish, breaking, granular. Juice sufficient, insipid.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season End of April to end of June.

Uses & Quality Third for dessert, second for the cuisine.

Other Referenced in Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:316, fig. 1869.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Julie Duquet.

i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:316, fig. 1869.

Originated at Chalons-sur-Marne, Fr., about the year 1860. Fruit medium, globular-oblate, dark yellow stained and dotted with fawn; flesh whitish, breaking, granular; juice sufficient, insipid; third for dessert, second for the cuisine; end of Apr. to end of June.

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