Seigneur Daras

Pear

Seigneur Daras

Origin / History

First described in 1895 in Guide Prat., page 99, as cited by U.P. Hedrick in The Pears of New York (1921).

Tree

Very fertile. Not very vigorous. Best cultivated on wild stock.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Of the form of the Doyenné.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Not described in source.

Dots: Not described in source.

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

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Listed with the 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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Seigneur Daras. i. Guide Prat. 99. 1895. Tree very fertile, not very vigorous and best cultivated on wild stock. Fruit medium, of the form of the Doyenné; flesh fine, juicy, saccharine, perfumed; Oct.

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

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