DUCHESSE DE HOYERSWERDA
PearDUCHESSE DE HOYERSWERDA
Origin and History
A German pear with a peculiar flavor. Also known as Sugar of Hoyerswerda, Sucre Noir d'Été, and Sucre-vert d'Hoyerswerda.
Tree
Bears immense crops.
Fruit
Size: Small
Form: Roundish pyriform
Skin: Pale yellowish green, thickly sprinkled with greenish russet dots
Flesh and Flavor: White, quite juicy, with a sweet and piquant flavor
Overall Quality: Scarcely good
Stem: Not described in source
Cavity: Not described in source
Calyx and Basin: Not described in source
Core and Seeds: Not described in source
Season
Last of August
Storage and Uses
Good when ripened in the house. Does not keep long.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source
Other
Not described in source
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)DUCHESSE DE HOYERSWERDA.
Sugar of Hoyerswerda. Sucre Noir d'Été. Sucre-vert d'Hoyerswerda.
A pleasant German Pear, of peculiar flavor, good when ripened in the house. It bears immense crops.
Fruit small, roundish pyriform. Skin pale yellowish green, thickly sprinkled with greenish russet dots. Flesh white, quite juicy, with a sweet and piquant flavor. Scarcely good. It does not keep long. Last of August.