Doyenne Boussoch
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
A triploid. An old Belgian variety raised by Van Mons at the beginning of the 19th Century. Introduced to the UK in 1842. Fruits have white, slightly coarse flesh with a rather acid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Doyenne Boussoch
Flowering time
17th April 10% flowering
22nd April Full (80%) flowering
1st May 90% petal fall
Size
medium-large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
round/ovoid/conical 1
Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1
Over Colour
orange-red 1
Russet
low/medium 1
Flesh Colour
yellow 1
Weight
209.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
1-50% 1
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique 1
Stalk Curve
weak 1
Stalk Thickness
thick 1
Stalk Length
medium mm 1
Eye Aperture
open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.