Apfelblättrige Azerolbirne

Pear

Apfelblättrige Azerolbirne

Origin and History

German variety. Apple-leaved type. Original description in Dochnahl, Führer durch die Obstkunde, vol. 2, p. 197 (1856).

Tree

Leaves with apple-like characteristics.

Fruit

Form and Size: Small, globular
Skin: Yellow, blushed with red
Flesh: White, rather gritty, sweet, melting
Seeds: Seedless

Season

August.

Uses

Third-rate for dessert; first-rate for kitchen purposes.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Apfelblättrige Azerolbirne.

Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:197. 1856.

An apple-leaved variety; German. Fruit small, globular, yellow, blushed with red; flesh white, rather gritty, sweet, melting; seedless; third for dessert, first for kitchen; Aug.

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