Baldschmiedler

Pear

Baldschmiedler

Origin/History Perry pear from Switzerland and the Austrian Tyrol.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: small to medium
Form: globular-conic
Skin: greenish, changing at maturity to yellow, dotted and speckled with russet
Flesh: granular, white and aromatic

Season Beginning of October.

Uses Good for transportation.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); cited from Loschnig Mostbirnen 74, fig. 1913.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Baldschmiedler. i. Loschnig Mostbirnen 74, fig. 1913. A perry pear found in Switzerland and the Austrian Tyrol. Fruit small to medium, globular-conic, greenish changing at maturity to yellow, dotted and speckled with russet; flesh granular, white and aromatic; good for transportation; beginning of Oct.

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