Doyenné du Comice location of formation Angers
Cultivar history
The Comice pear originated in France, where it was first grown at the Comice Horticole in Angers in the 1840s.  A commemorative plaque in the Loire states: "In this garden was raised in 1849-50 the celebrated pear Doyenne du Comice by the gardener Dhomme and by Millet de la Turtaudiere, President of the Comice Horticole." It was brought to the United States in 1850 as a seedling. By the 1870s, they had been introduced to Oregon by a French horticulturalist. Brothers Harry and David Rosenberg (the namesakes of the corporation Harry & David) began marketing their Comice pears under the name "Royal Riviera". It remains one of their leading products.
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