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Doyenne du Comice

Variety description
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
Blossom date: 
diploid variety with good quality pollen which blooms just after Williams.
Pollinator: 
Concorde, Conference, Williams and its mutants
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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
Skin / shape: 
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
Group: 
Comice