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 a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
conical/pyriform a
Ground Colour
green a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
none a
Russet
high/very high a
Flesh Colour
white/green a
Weight
180.00 g a
Russet (percent)
51-100% a
Stalk Angle
oblique a
Stalk Curve
very weak a
Stalk Thickness
medium-thick a
Stalk Length
medium-long mm a
Eye Aperture
half open a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.