Frankenbirne

Pear

Frankenbirne

Origin/History

Wurtemberg, Germany, 1830. First described by Dochnahl in Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:173 (1856).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size & Form: Medium, oval-obtuse, variable, bossed.

Skin: Grass-green changing to golden-yellow, blushed with reddish-brown.

Flesh & Flavor: Whitish, breaking, fairly soft, very aromatic, acidulous, sweet.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx & Basin: Not described in source.

Core & Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Quality

Good.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Frankenbirne.

i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:173. 1856.

Wurtemberg, Germany, 1830.

Fruit medium, oval-obtuse, variable, bossed, grassgreen changing to golden-yellow, blushed with reddish-brown; flesh whitish, breaking, fairly soft, very aromatic, acidulous, sweet; good; Sept.

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

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