Description
Temperamental variety, but slow coming into bearing. Regarded by many as the standard of dessert quality among pears. Quince compatible. Also called Comice, this mid season, dessert Pear ripens late. The fruit is sweet, rich, and aromatic, with vinous flavor. Flesh very fine, melting, extremely juicy & quite free of grit. Tree is vigorous, is resistant to frost and is susceptible to Fire Blight. Curator’s choice. Fruit: medium to large, sometimes very large. Skin fairly thick, granular, susceptible to blemishes, sometimes russeted, greenish-yellow, often blushed. Flesh very fine, melting, extremely juicy, quite free of grit. Sweet, rich, aromatic, vinous flavor. Midseason. A temperamental variety which reaches perfection only under limited conditions of soil, climate, and location. Trademarked as Royal Riviera™. USDA Curator’s Choice.
Pear species description: Pear is drought tolerant. USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9. Pears do great in the Pacific Northwest.
| SKU: | PR3 |
|---|---|
| Variety: | Doyenne Du Comice |
| Common Name: | Pear |
| Latin Name: | Pyrus communis sativa |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Alias: | Comice, Royal Riviera™ |
| Tree (species): | drought tolerant |
| Characteristics: | dessert |
| Other Common Names: | Common Pear, European Pear |
| Lifecycle: | Perennial |
| Leaf Drop: | Deciduous |
| Forest Layer: | Understory Tree |
| Food Type: | Fruit Tree |
| Height: | 15ft |
| Vigor: | yes |
| Hardiness (species): | 4-9 |
| Sun: | Full, Partial |
| Habitats: | Hedges, woodland margins |
| Soil Type: | Sand, Loam, Clay, Heavy Clay |
| Pollinated By: | Bees |
| Fruit: | sweet, rich, and aromatic, with vinous flavor. Flesh very fine, melting, extremely juicy, quite free of grit |
| Season (Ripening): | mid (late) |
| Food Uses: | Fruit – raw or cooked. The flavor. ranges from rather harsh and astringent (cultivars used for making alcoholic drinks) through to soft, sweet and very juicy. The best dessert fruits have an exquisite sweet flavor., usually with a very soft flesh, whilst cooking varieties have harder less sweet flesh. |
| Other Uses: | A yellow-tan dye is obtained from the leaves. Wood – heavy, tough, durable, fine grained, hard. Used by cabinet and instrument makers. When covered with black varnish it is an excellent ebony substitute. |
| Susceptibility: | Fire Blight |
| Disease Resistance: | frost |
| Sources: | pfaf.org wikipedia.org |
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