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Butterartige Bergamotte

Pear

Butterartige Bergamotte

Origin/History

No. 33 in the Van Mons collection, 1834. Originally described by Dochnahl in Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:79 (1856).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small.

Form: Long-globular.

Skin: Dark yellow, much covered with red-russet.

Flesh: Yellowish-white, semi-melting, sweet, firm, aromatic.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Beginning of November.

Uses

Suitable for espalier.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Butterartige Bergamotte.

  1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:79. 1856.

No. 33 in the Van Mons collection, 1834. Fruit small, long-globular, dark yellow, much covered with red-russet; flesh yellowish-white, semi-melting, sweet, firm, aromatic, suitable for espalier; beginning of Nov.

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