René Dunan

Pear

Origin/History

First described in Guide Pratique (1895, p. 98). On trial with Messrs. Simon-Louis at Metz, Lorraine, in 1895, and at Agassiz, British Columbia and other Canadian Experiment Stations in 1900.

Tree

Pyramidal habit; very fertile.

Fruit

Size: Very large

Skin: Lemon-yellow with vermillion coloring on the sun-facing side.

Flesh and Flavor: Fine and melting; acidulous in flavor, recalling that of the Beurré Gris.

Season

November and December.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900)

Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900

View original book sources (1)

René Dunan.

i. Guide Prat. 98. 1895.

On trial with Messrs. Simon-Louis at Metz, Lorraine, in 1895 and at Agassiz, British Columbia and other Canadian Experiment Stations in 1900. The tree pyramidal and very fertile. Fruit very large, lemon-yellow, vermilioned on the side of the sun; flesh fine, melting, acidulous, recalling the flavor of the Beurré Gris; Nov. and Dec.

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