Rolmaston Duchess

Pear

Rolmaston Duchess — Encyclopedia Entry

Origin / History

First published in Horticulturist magazine, Vol. 29, p. 148 (1874).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Pyriform

Skin: Yellow-green

Flesh & Flavor: Fine-textured, melting, juicy. Flavor vinous. Quality rated very good.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin: Not described in source.

Core / Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Rolmaston Duchess,

Horticulturist 29:148. 1874.

Published in 1874. Fruit medium, pyriform, yellow-green; flesh fine, melting, juicy, vinous; very good; Oct.

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