| 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 | |
'a circling row of goodliest trees loaden with fairest fruit, blossoms and fruits at once of golden hue appeared, with gay enamel'd colors mixed... (John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book IV 146)