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Grosse-Herbst-Bergamotte

Pear

Grosse-Herbst-Bergamotte

Origin/History Reported in middle Germany, 1806.

Fruit

  • Form: Long-pyriform, round
  • Size: Medium
  • Skin: Yellowish-green, russeted, speckled with gray dots
  • Flesh: Breaking; firm, white, juicy, sweet

Season October.

Uses and Quality Third quality for dessert; good for household use.

Tree Characteristics Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Dochnahl, Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:169 (1856).

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Grosse-Herbst-Bergamotte.

  1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:169. 1856.

Reported in middle Germany, 1806. Fruit medium, long-pyriform, round, yellowish-green, russeted, speckled with gray dots; flesh breaking, firm, white, juicy, sweet; third for dessert, good for household use; Oct.

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