Gefleckte Sommerrusselet
PearGefleckte Sommerrusselet
Origin/History
Nassau, Belgium, 1807. Originally described in Dochnahl's Fuhr. Obstkunde (1856).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Globular, shortened, blunt, symmetrical.
Skin: Rough, often entirely covered with russet and blushed.
Flesh: Very juicy, coarse-grained, sweet and acid, melting and aromatic.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin: Not described in source.
Season
September.
Quality/Uses
Classified as first-rate.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Gefleckte Sommerrusselet.
i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:42. 1856.
Nassau, Bel., 1807. Fruit small, globular, shortened, blunt, symmetrical; skin rough, often entirely covered with russet and blushed; flesh very juicy, coarse-grained, sweet and acid, melting and aromatic; first; Sept.