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Besi de Grieser de Böhmenkirsch

Pear

Besi 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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Besi de Grieser de Böhmenkirsch.

  1. 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.
U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)