Balduinsteiner Kinderbirne

Pear

Balduinsteiner Kinderbirne

Origin/History

Originated in Nassau, Germany. Published in 1806 by Diel.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small

Form: Ovate

Skin: Light straw-yellow, changing to lemon-yellow at maturity; finely dotted and russeted on the side next the sun

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx/Basin: Not described in source.

Flesh/Flavor: Firm, breaking, juicy, very musky

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Beginning of October; keeps for two weeks.

Uses

First for kitchen use and market.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Balduinsteiner Kinderbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:165. 1856. Originated in Nassau, Ger. Published in 1806 by Diel. Fruit small; ovate, light straw-yellow changing to lemon-yellow at maturity, finely dotted, and russeted on the side next the sun; flesh firm, breaking, juicy, very musky; first for kitchen use and market; beginning of Oct. for two weeks.

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