Doyenne du Comice is one of the finest eating pear varieties. Comice is often grown against a wall in the UK, and the delicious, juicy ripe pear just melts in the mouth.
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The Doyenne du Comice pear fruit is
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Gardening Direct will supply Comice Pear Trees. The Doyenne du Comice is known as the Queen of the Pears.
Consumption of White Fruits and Vegetables Is Associated With Lower Risk of Stroke.
A study by Oude Griep et al, published in the September issue of Stroke, examined the association of fruit and vegetable intake categorized according to the color of the edible portion with 10-year incidence of stroke. They found that higher intakes of white fruit & veg protect against stroke; while coloured fruit & veg do not.
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Apples and pears are better sources of potassium. The study found that each 25 gram/day increase in consumption of white fruit and veg was associated with a 9% lower risk of stroke.
When is the right time to pick pears? Pears will ripen according to variety, weather and location.
picking-pearsPears are ready to pick when they are:
pick-pearPears should never be allowed to ripen on the tree because:
Pears ripen best off the tree.
Jargonelle is an early variety of pear which is ready in early August, Beth is usually picked in late August.
Gorham & Merton Pride ripen in early September. Beurre Hardy & Onward ripen mid-September. Beurre Superfin, Conference, Durondeau, Fertility Improved, Seckle, Thompsons & Louise Bonne de Jersey ripen at the end of September.
Williams‘ Bon Chretien are usually picked in September.
Doyenne du Comice, Packham’s Triumph & Josephine de Malines are ripe in mid-October. The time to pick Concorde & Winter Nelis, late pears, is the end of October.
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A present of British Apples & Pears is a novel way to encourage an interest in fruit.
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Click this link for more details about this wicker-effect basket containing 10 British Cox apples & 10 British Comice pears which makes a delightful present.
Wasps have been a big problem this year and have caused a lot of damage to the pears on the tree.
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The wasps seem to find the stalk end of the pear an easy place to start.
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This pear has been completely hollowed out by wasps.
Pick Pears before the Wind damages them. Branches and twigs hitting the pears will bruise them and the pears will rot quickly on the tree.
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We have picked several baskets of pears.
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But the damaged, bruised and pecked pears have been seperated as they will not keep. So we will use these first. If we are not eating the raw pears quickly enough, I will simmer them in red wine before freezing them for a special occassion!
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We have managed to pick the pears before they have been damaged by the wind.
Pears ripen when picked.
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Pears will ripen
When is the right time to pick pears?
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Pears should never be allowed to ripen on the tree because:
Pears ripen best off the tree.
Pick pears when they are:
ready to come away from the tree with a slight twist & lift. If the fruit does not come off easily, the pears are not ready to pick.
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Conference Pear – Latin Name: Pyrus communis
* easy to grow
* upright habit, often seen growing against a wall
* produces a heavy crop of longish khaki-green fruits
* pick early September for long storage, or early October for using
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* ripen at room temperature – a soft stem end indicates optimum ripeness
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* good source of dietary fibre (4 grams in a medium sized pear)
* good source of Vitamin C
* no saturated fat, salt or cholesterol
* a medium sized pear contains about 100 calories
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