Fruit Tree Database Single Record

Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type
Pear
Variety/Cultivar
Comice (Doyenne du Comice)
Fruit Description
Pyrus communis (European pear). Sweet, aromatic and lovely smooth creamy flesh that isn't grainy, really good flavour - known as one of the sweetest pears. These heritage pears are quite squat with a short neck. The skin is green with a red blush, go yel
Common Uses
Eating
Origin
France, 1840s.
Pollination
Partially self-fertile, pollinated by Williams.
Chill Hours
Estimated 600 hours.
Blossom Time
Late
Harvest Time
Late, +21 days Packham
Production Notes
Grows well in USDA zones 5 to 9.
Disease Susceptibility
Images
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