Nouveau Doyenné d'Hiver
PearNouveau Doyenné d'Hiver
Origin/History
Stated by Diel to have been a gain of Van Mons.
Fruit
Size and form: Medium; spherical or spherical-conic, slightly depressed at the two poles, even in outline.
Skin: Thick and firm, of a very clear green, sprinkled with small brown dots regularly placed in a characteristic manner. At maturity the basic green passes to pale yellow, and the side next the sun becomes a little golden.
Flesh: White, rather fine, compact, breaking or semi-breaking.
Flavor and juice: Juice deficient, saccharine but wanting in perfume. Not very desirable.
Season
End of winter.
Tree
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Nouveau Doyenné d'Hiver.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 1:9, fig. 5. 1872.
Stated by Diel to have been a gain of Van Mons. Fruit medium, spherical or spherical-conic, slightly depressed at the two poles, even in its outline; skin thick and firm, of a very clear green, sprinkled with small brown dots regularly placed in a characteristic manner; at maturity the basic green passes to pale yellow and the side next the sun becomes a little golden; flesh white, rather fine, compact, breaking or semi-breaking; juice deficient, saccharine but wanting in perfume; not very desirable; end of winter.