Blossom - Dr Jules sport

This is the section of cordon that appears to be a sport of the parent Dr Jules. Interestingly the blossom on this section appeared later than the true Dr Jules, which has already set.

The Mystery Pear

Finally tasted the mystery pear today. I'm inclined to think it must be a sport of Dr Jules as it has a similar flavour. Sweet, juicy, somewhat coarse and granular but with a distinct flavour of pear drops. Possibly a more buttery quality than the original. Skin - slightly rough like other russeted pears, but reasonably thin with no trace of bitterness though a pleasant acidity. Difficult to make a direct comparison, as I picked my sole Dr Jules a little too early, and this a little too late. Ripened a good 6 weeks later than the parent.

Not sure how marketable it would be as a new variety, this part of the season is not short of nice cultivars, but I will graft it on and make enquiries.

Earlier...

A mystery...

This one is a mystery to me. The parent cordon of both these fruit is Dr Jules Guyot. I remember budding Devoe onto one half of the Y when my husband broke the original maiden graft by mistake, and I had to take rapid action not to lose the variety. However, there is a section between Dr Jules and the Devoe extention production very nice but quite alien fruit. I have no memory of budding anything else on, and the fruit is unlike anything else I grow (superficially a little like Comice, but about half the size). I can't see any scars at the base of the spur that would suggest it had been budded, or grafted further back, whereas the scars are still very obvious where the Devoe spurs were added. Could it be a bud sport ?