Large Duchess
PearLarge Duchess
Origin and History
A variety of Oriental type, planted at the Agricultural Experiment Station at Auburn, Alabama in 1885. It was reported in 1891 as free from blight and remained on trial at that time.
Tree
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Fruit
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Uses
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Subtypes and Variants
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Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Large Duchess.
- Ala. Sta. Bul. 30:12. 1891.
A variety of Oriental type planted at the Agricultural Experiment Station at Auburn, Ala., in 1885. It was reported in 1891 as free from blight, and still on trial.