Gassenbirne

Pear

Origin and History

An Austrian perry pear.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Obtuse-pyriform, symmetrical in contour.

Skin: Green, changing to yellow at maturity; covered with gray-brown russet, dotted with brown-russet.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish-white, rather coarse texture, very juicy and subacid.

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

October to December.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Gassenbirne.

i. Loschnig Mostbirnen 150, fig. 1913.

An Austrian perry pear. Fruit medium, obtuse-pyriform, symmetrical in contour, green changing to yellow at maturity, covered with gray-brown russet, dotted with brown-russet; flesh yellowish-white, rather coarse texture, very juicy and subacid; Oct. to Dec.

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