Aqueuse de Meiningen
PearAqueuse de Meiningen
Origin and History
Cultivated in the neighborhood of Meiningen, central Germany, but its origin appears to be unknown.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium or nearly medium, globular, turbinate, very regular in contour.
Skin: Thick, very bright green sprinkled with numerous small dots of a darker shade; changes at maturity to pale yellow, more golden on the side exposed to the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, coarse, melting, fairly juicy, saccharine and only slightly perfumed.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Quality: Third class.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Aqueuse de Meiningen.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 4:77, fig. 231. 1879. This variety is cultivated in the neighborhood of Meiningen, central Germany, but its origin appears to be unknown. Fruit medium or nearly medium, globular, turbinate, very regular in contour; skin thick, very bright green sprinkled with numerous small dots of a darker shade, changing at maturity to pale yellow and more golden on the side exposed to the sun; flesh whitish, coarse, melting, fairly juicy, saccharine and only slightly perfumed; third; Sept.