2011: Bed Wall: Fruit Wall

Pear cordon "Doyenne de Comice"

Photo: Nina Pope 02.04.11

Photo: Nina Pope 15.05.10

Photo: Nina Pope 15.05.10

Pear cordon "Doyenne de Comice"

Pear "Comice (Doyenne de)" (Pyrus communis)

Fruit - Edible?: Edible

Notes from Keepers Nursery: "Doyenne du Comice is one of the finest flavoured and most popular dessert pears"

Use: Dessert

Season of Use: Nov-Dec

Origin: France 1849

Pollination Group: E

Self-fertility: Self-sterile

In Saturday 6th February 2010

  • Planted Out by Group, Sat 6th Feb '10
    At tree planting event
  • Pruned by Group, Mon 9th Aug '10
  • Pruned by Group, Sat 9th Jul '11

This tree came as a 1 year maiden on root stock Quince C, we are growing it as a cordon.

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It's been really exciting to see the blossom on all these trees along the wall this season.

Nina Pope, April 4, 2011 13:43

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