Gensbirne
PearGensbirne
Origin/History An Austrian pear variety.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Long-pyriform, diminishing toward the stalk from the center.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Tolerably fine and shining, yellow when ripe. Densely and finely dotted with russet.
Flesh and Flavor: White, coarse-grained, juicy, subacid, astringent.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season September.
Uses Perry and wine pear.
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)Gensbirne.
- Loschnig Mostbirnen 32, fig. 1913.
An Austrian perry and wine pear. Fruit medium, long-pyriform, diminishing toward the stalk from the center; skin tolerably fine and shining yellow when ripe, densely and finely dotted with russet: flesh white, coarse-grained, juicy, subacid, astringent; Sept.