Saint Dorothee
PearSaint Dorothee
Origin and History
A variety received in this country from France and fruited in the United States for the first time in 1847.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, fusiform or spindle-shaped.
Skin: Bright lemon-yellow.
Flesh and Flavor: Fine, buttery, with a saccharine, sprightly and highly perfumed flavor.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October and November.
Quality and Uses
Good.
Subtypes and Variants
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)Saint Dorothee.
- Mag. Hort. 14:110. 1848.
- Downing Fr. Trees Am. 849. 1869.
A variety received in this country from France and fruited here for the first time in 1847. Fruit large, fusiform or spindle-shaped, bright lemon-yellow; flesh fine, buttery, with a saccharine, sprightly and highly perfumed flavor; good; Oct. and Nov.