Bollweiler Butterbirne

Pear

Origin and History A seedling raised by Bollweiler in Alsace in 1851.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, short-turbinate.

Skin: Green, changing to greenish-yellow, somewhat blushed, thick-scaled.

Flesh and Flavor: Melting, sweet.

Season April.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Bollweiler Butterbirne.

Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:70. 1856.

A seedling raised by Bollweiler in Alsace, 1851. Fruit medium, short-turbinate, green changing to greenish-yellow, somewhat blushed, thick-scaled; flesh melting, sweet; Apr.

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