Gelbe Wasserbirne
PearGelbe Wasserbirne
Origin/History
A perry pear grown in Lower Austria. Documented in Loschnig's Mostbirnen (1913).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small to medium.
Form: Globular-obtuse, but diminishing toward stalk in upper part.
Skin: Yellow-green, slightly blushed on the sun-touched side, speckled on the shaded side with dark green dots.
Flesh: Whitish, juicy, very sweet and slightly acidulous.
Stem, cavity, calyx, basin, core, seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September.
Uses
Perry pear. Good for transportation.
Subtypes/Variants
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 Wasserbirne.
i. Loschnig Mostbirnen 12, fig. 1913.
A perry pear grown in Lower Austria. Fruit small to medium, globular-obtuse but diminishing toward stalk in upper part, yellow-green, slightly blushed on the sun-touched side, and speckled on the shaded side with dark green dots; flesh whitish, juicy, very sweet and slightly acidulous; good for transportion; Sept.