Butterartige Bergamotte
PearButterartige 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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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Butterartige Bergamotte.
- 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.