| Tree Details | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | M5 |
| Tree Type | Pear |
| Variety | Doyenne de Comice |
| Rootstock | Wild pear |
| Date Planted | 18 March 2010 |
| Tree Description | A large golden fruit with light russetting and sometimes red flushed. Can be unreliable. Vigorous upright growth. A November pear. |
| Comments | Suggested by EK. The queen of pears, acknowledged by all to have no near rivals. Buttery, melting flesh and an exquisite flavour. |
| Orchard Map | |
Now for Quinces, they are a fruit which by no means you may place near any other ... because their scent is so strong and piercing that it will enter into any fruit and clean take away his natural relish. (Markham, The English Husbandman 1635)