Taylor's gold is a
pear
Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in late summer into mid-autumn. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus ''Pyrus'' , in the Family (biology), family Rosaceae, bearing the Pome, po ...
variety thought to be a mutant of the pear ''
Doyenné du Comice
The Doyenné du Comice (or Comice) is a French pear variety first cultivated in the 19th century.
Cultivar history
The Doyenné du Comice pear originated in France, where it was first grown at the Comice Horticole in Angers in the 1840s. ''. It has a russeted cinnamon coloured skin and a juicy aromatic flavour. It was discovered in
New Zealand
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in 1986.
It was first found within an
orchard
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belonging to Michael King-Turner,
[ living near ]Nelson, New Zealand
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.Washington (state)
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.
References
Flora of New Zealand
Pear cultivars
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