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Pear
Doyenne du Comice 

 

 

 

 
SummaryOften considered the best-flavored of all pears, with juicy melting buttery flesh.




Identification

Doyenne du Comice




Fruit colour




Flesh colour




Fruit sizeLarge




Fruit shape




Using

Doyenne du Comice




Flavor




Flavour style




Ripening periodMid-Late season




Use/Keeping




Cooking result




Growing

Doyenne du Comice




Picking




Cropping




Vigour




PollinationFlowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Self-sterile
Blossom frost-resistance
Gardening skill




ProblemsScab - Some susceptibility
Mildew - Some susceptibility
Fireblight - Some resistance

Other

Doyenne du Comice




Country of originFrance




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