German Muscat
PearGerman Muscat
Origin / History
An old variety, described by La Quintinie in 1690. The description was later published by A.J. Downing in The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900).
Tree
Tree vigorous, spreading. Young wood yellowish brown.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Obovate obtuse pyriform.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Pale yellow, partially netted and patched with russet.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Whitish, a little coarse, juicy. Sweet, slightly astringent. Good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Fruit ripens October to December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1849) from Massachusetts
- Hovey & Co. , Cambridge , Massachusetts — 1849
- Hovey & Co. , Cambridge , Massachusetts — 1849 — listed as Muscat Lallemand
View original book sources (1)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)GERMAN MUSCAT.
Muscat d'Allemagne. Muscat Allemand. Muscat Lallemand. Almain. Muscat l'Allemand. Colmar Boise. Muscat l'Alleman. Muscat of Germany. Muscat l'Aleman.
An old variety, described by La Quintinge in 1690. Tree vigorous, spreading. Young wood yellowish brown.
Fruit medium, obovate obtuse pyriform, pale yellow, partially netted and patched with russet. Flesh whitish, a little coarse, juicy, sweet, slightly astringent. Good. October to December.