Doyenne Georges Boucher
Dessert pear
Pyrus communis L.
Raised by M.Pinguet-Guindon. First fruited in 1894. Named after M. Georges Boucher, the Parisian horticulturist. Awarded three gold medals in France. Fruits have white, very juicy flesh with a good flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Doyenne Georges Boucher
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
25th April Full (80%) flowering
4th May 90% petal fall
Size
medium-large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
conical/pyriform 1
Ground Colour
green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
none 1
Russet
high/very high 1
Flesh Colour
white/green 1
Weight
180.00 g 1
Russet (percent)
51-100% 1
Stalk Angle
oblique 1
Stalk Curve
very weak 1
Stalk Thickness
medium-thick 1
Stalk Length
medium-long mm 1
Eye Aperture
half open 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.