Midseason dessert pear from southern Oregon that holds up well in common storage. Origin: Southern Oregon Experiment Station, Central Point, OR, by F. Reimer. Doyenné du Comice × Louis Pasteur; crossed 1935; tested as OSU 2-301. Tree: blooms with Comice; quite productive and reasonably farmer-friendly; moderately susceptible to fire blight. Fruit: resembles Comice in shape, but somewhat smaller and darker green in color; covered with fine russet; flesh sweet, spicy and very juicy; flavor rich vinous, similar to Louis Pasteur; harvested just after Comice and before Bosc, ~Sept. 15-20 in Medford, OR; generally marketed starting in January; keeps well in conventional storage until April.
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