Cartheurserbirne

Pear

Origin/History

French pear, 1845. First described in Dochnahl, Fukr. Obstkunde 2:9 (1856).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Very large

Form: Ovate-pyriform, bossed

Skin: Green, changing to yellow, lightly blushed in the sun

Flesh: Soft

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem: Not described in source.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Winter

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Cartheurserbirne.

i. Dochnahl Fukr. Obstkunde 2:9. 1856. French, 1845.

Fruit very large, ovate-pyriform, bossed, green, changing to yellow, lightly blushed in the sun; flesh soft; winter.

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