Gelbe Laurentiusbirne
PearGelbe Laurentiusbirne
Origin / History
The Gelbe Laurentiusbirne was known in Saxony early in the nineteenth century. Mathieu, citing page 218 of his 1889 work, records it under the name Saint-Laurent Jaune. Mas also cites the variety at volume 4, pages 39 and 212 of his 1879 work, Pom. Gen.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Conic, uniform in contour, its largest diameter being below the center.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Rather thick. Green at first, sprinkled with dots of gray-green, changing at maturity to bright citron-yellow, golden on the side of the sun of fruits well exposed, washed with a blush of dull red.
Dots: Green at first, sprinkled with dots of gray-green.
Flesh and flavor: White, coarse, semi-breaking, gritty near the core, juicy, sweet, saccharine, but little flavor. Quality second.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ripens in August.
Uses
Not described in source.
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)Gelbe Laurentiusbirne. i. Mathieu Norn. Pom. 218. 1889. Saint-Laurent Jaune. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 4:39, 212. 1879. This pear was known in Saxony early in the nineteenth century. Fruit medium, conic, uniform in contour, its largest diameter being below the center; skin rather thick, green at first sprinkled with dots of gray-green changing at maturity to bright citron-yellow, golden on the side of the sun of fruits well exposed, washed with a blush of dull red; flesh white, coarse, semi-breaking, gritty near the core, juicy, sweet, saccharine, but little flavor; second; Aug.