Cloche de Wittenberg

Pear

Origin/History Not described in source.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, turbinate-obovate.

Skin: Dark lemon-yellow, lightly washed with red.

Flesh: Breaking.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season October and November.

Uses Kitchen use.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Cloche de Wittenberg, i. Guide Prat. 90. 1876. Fruit large, turbinate-obovate, dark lemon-yellow, lightly washed with red; flesh breaking; for kitchen use; Oct. and Nov.

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

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