Gemeine Pfundbirne
PearGemenie Pfundbirne
Origin/History
Upper-Austria, 1851.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Above medium.
Form: Globular-turbinate.
Surface Features: Medium convex, bossed; green turning to light yellow.
Flesh/Flavor: Breaking texture; wanting in juice (lacking juice); sweet.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October to December.
Uses
Third for dessert; best for culinary use.
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)Gemeine Pfundbirne.
i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:187. 1856.
Upper-Austria, 1851. Fruit above medium, globular-turbinate, medium convex, bossed, green turning to light yellow; flesh breaking, wanting in juice, sweet; third for dessert, best for culinary use; Oct. to Dec.
Pfundbirne