Knobblypears, a form of fruit considered edible, were cultivated on Despayre. This world was a penal colony situated within the Atrivis sector of the Outer Rim Territories. The prisoners toiling on Despayre's surface boiled this fruit, which comprised a portion of their meager sustenance. When the first Death Star obliterated the planet in 0 BBY, the destruction also resulted in the demise of all knobblypear plants found there.
The novel Death Star, authored by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry and released in 2007, marked the initial appearance of knobblypears.