Besi de Grieser de Böhmenkirsch
PearBesi de Grieser de Böhmenkirsch
Origin/History Said to have been obtained in the Swabian Alps, south-western Germany.
Fruit
Size: Nearly medium.
Form: Ovoid-pyriform, obtuse.
Skin: Bright green, sprinkled with very small and numerous gray dots.
Flesh: White, fine, buttery.
Flavor and Juice: Juice sufficient, sugary, and delicately perfumed.
Quality: Good.
Season August.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, Seeds Not described in source.
Tree Not described in source.
Uses Not described in source.
Subtypes/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)Besi de Grieser de Böhmenkirsch.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 5:93, fig. 335. 1880. Said to have been obtained in the Swabian Alps, S. W. Ger. Fruit nearly medium, ovoid-pyriform, obtuse, bright green, sprinkled with very small and numerous gray dots; flesh white; fine, buttery; juice sufficient, sugary, and delicately perfumed; good; Aug.