Grosse Petersbirne

Pear

Grosse Petersbirne

Origin/History

Reported in Thuringia, Germany, 1804. First formally described by Dochnahl in Führer durch die Obstkunde (1856).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium
Form: Obtuse-conic
Skin: Yellow, blushed; some russet; dotted with green; thin-skinned
Flesh: Sweet; deficient in juice
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Third for dessert; good for household use; good for the market.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Grosse Petersbirne.

Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:168. 1856. Reported in Thuringia, 1804. Fruit medium, obtuse-conic, yellow, blushed, some russet, dotted with green, thin-skinned; flesh sweet, deficient in juice; third for dessert, good for household use, good for the market.

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