Frederika Bremer
PearFrederika Bremer
Origin / History
American, from Oneida County, New York. Introduced by J. C. Hastings of Clinton, Oneida County (Downing). Hedrick records its introduction in 1848 at the exhibition of the Pomological Convention of New York. He cites figured accounts in the Magazine of Horticulture (16:24, 1850) and the Annales de Pomologie Belge (7:81, 1859).
Tree
Vigorous (Downing).
Fruit
Size: Medium to rather large. Elliott and Hedrick put it above medium, Downing at medium, and Thomas at rather large.
Form: Varying from roundish to pyriform: roundish obovate, obtuse pyriform, irregularly obtuse pyriform. Downing finds it sometimes Bergamotte-shaped, and Hedrick calls it globular-turbinate.
Stem: One to one and a half inches long (Elliott).
Cavity: Rarely a cavity (Elliott).
Calyx: Open, with short, erect segments (Elliott).
Basin: Rather deep, with slight furrows (Elliott).
Skin: Very smooth and shining (Hedrick). Greenish yellow. Elliott gives it greenish, becoming pale yellow. Hedrick finds it "dull green reminding one of many poor pears," but "on ripening becomes a fine citron," slightly colored with red on the side of the sun.
Dots: Slight russet dots (Elliott); dotted with brown-russet (Hedrick).
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white or whitish, melting, juicy, buttery; sweet and vinous, slightly perfumed. Elliott calls the flesh a little coarse, while Hedrick calls it fine. Quality "variable; often only 'good'" (Elliott) and "Good" (Downing), while Hedrick ranks it "one of the best."
Core and seeds: Core medium; seeds blackish (Elliott).
Season
October. Elliott gives October and November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 4 period pomological works
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— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Frederika Bremer. Virgalieu, erroneously, of some. American. From Oneida Co., N. Y. Fruit, above medium, roundish obovate, obtuse pyriform, greenish, becoming pale yellow with slight russet dots ; stem, one to one and a half inch long, rarely a cavity ; calyx, open, short, erect segments ; basin, rather deep, slight furrows ; core, medium ; seeds, blackish ; flesh, white, a little coarse, melting, juicy. Quality, variable ; often only "good." October, November.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Frederika Bremer.
Introduced by J. C. Hastings, of Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y. Tree vigorous.
Fruit medium, irregularly obtuse pyriform, sometimes Bergamotte-shaped, greenish yellow. Flesh whitish, melting, buttery, sweet, and vinous, slightly perfumed. Good. October.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Frederika Bremer. Rather large, varying from roundish to pyriform, greenish-yellow; melting, vinous. October. N. Y.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Frederica Bremer.
- Mag. Hort. 16:24, fig. 1850.
- Ann. Pom. Belge 7:81, fig. 1859.
Introduced by J. C. Hastings of Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1848 at the exhibition of the Pomological Convention of New York. Fruit above medium, globular-turbinate; skin very smooth, shining, dull green reminding one of many poor pears but on ripening becomes a fine citron, dotted with brown-russet and slightly colored with red on the side of the sun; flesh white, fine, buttery, sweet and vinous, slightly perfumed; one of the best; Oct.