Dechant pear from Alençon
The Dechants pear from Alençon also Doyenné d'Alençon is a rare old table pear variety for warm locations in Germany .
The sweet-sour-spicy-tasting fruit is mainly grown on trellises in Germany and is ripe for consumption from December to February after storage.
history
Random seed from Cussey near Alençon , France before 1800, possibly since 1628.
More synonyms
- Doyenné d'hiver nouveau.
- Doyenné gris d'hiver nouveau.
- Doyenné marbré.
- Saint Michel d'hiver
Web links
Commons : Alencon Dechantsbirne - collection of images
- Fruit variety database
- Lucas, Oberdieck: Illustrated Handbook of Fruit Science, Stuttgart 1859–1875
- Zschockke: Schweizerisches Obstbildwerk Texttafeln (SOWT)