Frühe Schweizer Bergamotte
PearFrühe Schweizer Bergamotte
Origin/History
Holland, 1804. Documented in European pomological literature by Dochnahl (1856) and Oberdieck (1881).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form Fairly large, variable in form. Often ovate, ventriculous-turbinate, and often pyriform.
Skin Yellowish-light green, changing to lemon-yellow. Sprinkled with green and yellow-gray dots. Marked with russet and often with fine yellow-gray russet on the side exposed to the sun.
Flesh and Flavor Snow-white, buttery, melting, very juicy. Acidulous and aromatic.
Quality Rating First quality.
Season
August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Notes
The highly variable fruit form (described as simultaneously ovate, ventriculous-turbinate, and pyriform) is a distinctive feature noted in the source and may be useful for identification.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Frühe Schweizer Bergamotte. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:76. 1856. 2. Oberdieck Obst-Sort. 241. 1881. Holland, 1804. Fruit fairly large, variable in form, often ovate, ventriculous-turbinate, and often pyriform, yellowish-light green changing to lemon-yellow, sprinkled with green and yellow-gray dots, marked with russet and often with fine yellow-gray russet on the side exposed to the sun; flesh snow-white, buttery, melting, very juicy, acidulous and aromatic; first; Aug.