Brielsche Pomeranzenbirne
PearBrielsche Pomeranzenbirne
Origin & History
Attributed to Holland about 1812 by Dochnahl.
Fruit
Size: Small or nearly small.
Form: Globular-turbinate. Sources note slight variation in contour — Dochnahl describes sides as uneven; Mas describes even contour.
Color: Green at formation, passing at maturity to bright lemon-yellow. Washed on the side next the sun with a beautiful vermilion.
Surface: Covered with numerous minute dots of fawn, which change to yellow on the sunny side.
Flesh: Whitish, rather fine, semi-buttery, gritty, not very juicy, saccharine.
Quality: First.
Tree
Not described in source.
Season & Storage
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes & Variants
Not described in source.
Sources:
- Dochnahl, Führer durch die Obstkunde, vol. 2, p. 22 (1856)
- Mas, Le Verger, vol. 6, p. 47, fig. 408 (1880)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Brielsche Pomeranzenbirne.
- Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:22. 1856.
Orange de Briel. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 6:47, fig. 408. 1880.
Attributed to Holland about 1812 by Dochnahl.
Fruit small or nearly small, globular-turbinate, sides uneven (Dochnahl), even contour (Mas), green passing at maturity to bright lemon-yellow, washed on the side next the sun with a beautiful vermilion, covered with numerous minute dots of fawn which change to yellow on the sunny side; flesh whitish, rather fine, semi-buttery, gritty, not very juicy, saccharine; first.