Delicieuse de Swijan
PearDelicieuse de Swijan
Origin and History
Distributed by Baron de Trauttenberg, Prague, Bohemia. First recorded in Guide Pratique (1895).
Tree
Very fertile and suitable for cold and mountainous climates.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, globular.
Skin: Yellowish-green, dotted.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish-white, fine, melting, sugary. Quality rated very good.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity and Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November and December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and 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)Delicieuse de Swijan.
i. Guide Prat. 90. 1895.
Distributed by Baron de Trauttenberg, Prague, Bohemia. Tree very fertile and suitable for cold and mountainous climates. Fruit medium, globular, yellowish-green, dotted; flesh yellowish-white, fine, melting, sugary; very good; Nov. and Dec.