Bivort Zuckerbirne

Pear

Origin/History Belgian seedling, 1851.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large
Form: Obovate
Skin: Smooth; ground color green, changing to yellow; bright red cheek
Flesh: Melting, vinous, sweet, and agreeable
Quality: Good
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, Seeds: Not described in source.

Season Beginning of September.

Uses Not described in source.

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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Bivort Zuckerbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:55. 1856. A Belgian seedling, 1851. Fruit large, obovate, smooth, green changing to yellow, with bright red cheek; flesh melting, vinous, sweet and agreeable; good; beginning of Sept.

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