Beurré de Lederbogen

Pear

Origin/History

The parent tree of this variety was found about 1829 in the garden of M. Lederbogen near Magdeburg, Prussia.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Nearly medium.

Form: Globular, conic, regular in form.

Skin: Clear bright green, speckled with numerous and regularly spaced, very fine, brown dots.

Flesh and Flavor: White, semi-fine, melting, with abundant, rich, sugary juice, delicately scented.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

This description is cited in Mas Pomologie, Volume 4, page 51, figure 218 (1879).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Beurré de Lederbogen.

i. Mas Pom. Gen. 4:51, fig. 218. 1879.

The parent tree of this variety was found about 1829 in the garden of M. Lederbogen near Magdeburg, Prussia. Fruit nearly medium, globular, conic, regular in form, clear bright green, speckled with numerous and regularly spaced, very fine, brown dots; flesh white, semi-fine, melting, with abundant, rich, sugary juice, delicately scented.

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

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