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Crede Sommerrusselet

Pear

Origin/History: Reported from Upper Hesse, Germany, in 1833.

Tree: Very fruitful. All other characteristics not described in source.

Fruit:

  • Size: Small
  • Form: Pyriform
  • Skin: Light yellow, blushed with light red
  • Flesh: Soft, aromatic
  • Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Core/Seeds: Not described in source

Season: September

Uses: Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants: Not described in source.

Other: Historical assessment: Excellent.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Crede Sommerrusselet.

  1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:47. 1856.

Reported from Upper Hesse, Ger., in 1833. Fruit small, pyriform, light yellow, blushed with light red; flesh soft, aromatic; very fruitful, excellent; Sept.

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