Pear ‘Doyenné du Comice’

Pear ‘Doyenné du Comice’ produces large, classic, gourmet pears that are widely considered to be some of the best-tasting pears available. The fruit features green skin flushed with red and rich, juicy flesh that tastes like sweetened cinnamon. It ripens in mid to late autumn, and Pear ‘Doyenné du Comice’ has an upright and vigorous growth habit. It requires high chilling hours to set fruit, and pollinators include Pear ‘Beurre Bosc’, Pear ‘Williams’ Bon Chrétien’, Pear ‘Winter Cole’, and Pear ‘Winter Nelis’. Pear ‘Doyenné du Comice’ produces white blossoms in the spring and yellow and orange autumn leaves, adding to its visual appeal. Pear is deciduous and native to Europe. Pear ‘Doyenné du Comice’ was raised in 1849 – 1850 at the garden owned by the Comice Horticole in Angers, France by the gardener Hilaire Dhommé and the President of the Comice Horticole, Millet de la Turtaudière.