Seigneur Daras Pear

Origin and History

Described in Guide Pratique (1895), cited in U.P. Hedrick's The Pears of New York (1921).

Tree

Very fertile, not very vigorous. Best cultivated on wild stock.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium. Of the form of the Doyenné.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Not described in source.

Flesh and Flavor: Fine, juicy, saccharine, perfumed.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.