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Gemeine Pfundbirne

Pear

Gemenie 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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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.

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