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Dr. Jules Guyot – European pear

Dr. Jules Guyot

Variety of European pear · Pyrus communis
Early, robust summer pear with juicy, mild flesh.
Also known as: Jules Guyot
Edible value9Medicinal value5Other uses7
🇫🇷 France 1870DessertJuiceDryingPreserving

Taste & characteristics

Taste

juicysweettender

Susceptibility & resistance

Scab

Profile

Breeder
Ernest Baltet
Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Very juicy, semi-melting, moderately sweet and faintly tart. Early summer dessert pear that turns mealy if picked too late.

Growth

Weak growth; for the garden, not for grassland. Trees exhaust themselves easily.

Yield

Cropping starts early and later stays high and regular; on light soils only with rich nutrient and water supply.

Notes

Robust against disease and climate, no special warmth needs; broadly plantable up to medium elevations (350 m). Tree-ripe late August, eating-ripe late Aug to early Sept, keeps only about 2 weeks.

Care

Thin the fruit, as trees exhaust easily. Pick in good time or the flesh turns mealy; feed light soils well.

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