Aarer Pfundbirne

Pear

Aarer Pfundbirne

Origin and History A German Pound pear originating in Nassau, Hesse, circa 1826.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit Large and pyriform in form. Skin smooth, greenish-yellow turning to light yellow, often blushed and densely dotted with light brown, covered with patches of russet. Flesh fleshy, pulpy, semi-melting, sweet and musky.

Season October.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Aarer Pfundbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:184. 1856.

A German Pound pear originated in Nassau, Hesse, about 1826. Fruit large, pyriform, smooth, greenish-yellow turning to light yellow, often blushed and dotted densely with light brown and covered with patches of russet; fleshy pulpy, semi-melting, sweet and musky; Oct.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Pfundbirne Pound Pear