Doyenne du Comice

Availability (unless sold in the meantime)

	Season 2024/2025	Season 2025/2026
Trees	EMC	EMC
Trees	BA29	Unavailable
Graftwood / Budwood	√	√

General information

Origin : French variety from the region of Angers, known since 1840
Picking date : 5 to 6 weeks after Williams. Harvest to be started when the firmness is around à 5 kg/cm²
Fruit size : big
Uses : one of the consumers favourite due to its outstanding eating qualities

Tree description

Blossom date : diploid variety with good quality pollen which blooms just after Williams.
Pollinator : Concorde, Conference, Williams and its mutants
Type of tree : fruit on 2 and 3 year old wood
Vigour : very vigorous tree. Good compatibility with quince
Productivite : middle rapid
Time till first cropping : possible, needs good pollination / thinning neccesary in case of heavy crop load
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning : possible, needs good pollination
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases : possible, needs good pollination
Eclaircissage : thinning neccesary in case of heavy crop load

Fruit description

Fruit description : pear shaped and short, rather irregular and non symetric. Short and thick peduncle. Green-yellow skin. Some fruit might be blushed on the sunny side
Flesh / taste : fine and melting flesh, both sweeth and tangy. The excellent eating quality is appreciated by most consumers
Storage potential : good - January in normal cold store (à 0°C), March in CA store

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