Cire
PearCire
Origin/History
One of Major Esperen's gains at Mechlin, Belgium, about 1840. Known in some regions as Wachsbirne.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Long-conic, obtuse, much swelled around the calyx.
Skin: Waxy yellow, bright, rather thick, slightly tinged with rose on the side of the sun with some small stains of dark maroon.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, semi-fine and semi-melting, extremely granular about the center. Juice sufficient but wanting in perfume and in sweetness. Rated third in quality.
Season
February.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); citations: Leroy, Dict. Pom. 1:563, fig. 1867; Guide Prat. 108, 1876; Dochnahl, Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:187, 1856.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Cire.
- Leroy Diet. Pom. 1:563, fig. 1867. 2. Guide Prat. 108. 1876. Wachsbirne. 3. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:187. 1856.
One of Major Esperen's gains at Mechlin, Bel., about 1840. Fruit large, long-conic, obtuse, much swelled around the calyx; skin waxy yellow, bright, rather thick, slightly tinged with rose on the side of the sun and some small stains of dark maroon; flesh whitish, semi-fine and semi-melting, extremely granular about the center; juice sufficient but wanting in perfume and in sweetness; third; Feb.