Augustbirne
PearAugustbirne
Origin and History
A pear variety originating in Meiningen, central Germany, in 1847. It is classed among the Zuckerbirne (sugar pears), a group valued for high sugar content and dessert quality.
Fruit
Small fruit of obtuse-conic form. Skin greenish-yellow in the immature state, turning to yellow at maturity, frequently displaying a shining blush. Surface marked with gray and green dots throughout.
Flesh semi-melting in texture, with a gritty character present near the core. Flavor intensely honey-sweet.
Season
August.
Quality and Uses
Second quality for dessert, but first quality for kitchen and culinary use, as well as for market. The balance of sweetness and structure makes it well-suited to cooking and commercial sale.
Source:
U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Dochnahl, Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:56 (1856).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Augustbirne.
i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:56. 1856.
Meiningen, in central Germany, 1847; classed among the Zuckerbirne or sugar pears. Fruit small, obtuse-conic, greenish-yellow turning to yellow, often having a shining blush, gray and green dots; flesh semi-melting, gritty near the core, honey-sweet; second for dessert, first for kitchen and market; Aug.