Pear tree "Deanery of the Comice"
 (Pyrus communis)
 Synonyms : Comice.
 Origin : Angers.
 History : Obtained in 1848 in the fruit garden of the Angers Horticultural Show by Hilaire Dhommé and Pierre-Aimé Millet de la Turtaudière.
 Fruit Description : Large, rounded, yellow-green fruit. The flesh is creamy white, very fine, juicy, and fragrant. Well suited for storage.
 Use : Excellent pear for eating, syrup, compote.
 Harvest : From the end of September
 Storage : Good storage life
 Pollination : Cross-pollination.
 Disease resistance : Good general resistance, particularly to scab.
 Available rootstocks :
 - Quince of Provence (or BA29): Will produce a pear tree of medium vigor (around 3m) allowing it to be grown in an orchard as a low or medium-sized tree, but also in a trellised form (palmette, etc.). Adapted to almost all types of soil, it also has excellent resistance to the woolly aphid. It is also less sensitive to drought than the Quince of Angers.
 It bears fruit quickly (around 3 years).
 Average lifespan: 50 years.
 - Kirchensaller: A highly vigorous rootstock (6 to 8m on average) offering great adaptability to different soil types. It is more resistant to disease, drought, and cold than quince-type rootstocks and will adapt better to windy conditions due to its deep rooting. For medium and tall stems.
 Fruiting is fairly quick: 4 to 5 years.
 Lifespan: More than 100 years.