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 a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
round/ovoid/conical a
Ground Colour
green-yellow/yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
orange-red a
Russet
low/medium a
Flesh Colour
yellow a
Weight
209.00 g a
Russet (percent)
1-50% a
Stalk Angle
straight/oblique a
Stalk Curve
weak a
Stalk Thickness
thick a
Stalk Length
medium mm a
Eye Aperture
open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.