Graue Zuckerbirne

Pear

Graue Zuckerbirne

Origin/History

Dutch origin, 1758. Referenced in Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde (1856).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small

Form: Rather oviform

Skin: Smooth, greenish-yellow, dotted with green

Flesh: Yellowish, semi-breaking, melting, very sweet, vinous, juicy

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

August

Uses

Second for dessert, good for the market.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

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

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Graue Zuckerbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:40. 1856. Dutch, 1758. Fruit small rather oviform, smooth, greenish-yellow, dotted with green; flesh yellowish, semi-breaking, melting, very sweet, vinous, juicy; second for dessert, good for the market ; Aug.

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