Grosse Rommelter

Pear

Origin/History A French pear valued for perry making.

Tree Very vigorous, extraordinarily fertile, and succeeding everywhere.

Fruit Medium in size, globular in form. Skin green.

Season October.

Uses Perry production; noted as first-rate for perry making.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Grosse Rommelter.

i. Guide Prat. 96. 1876.

A French pear valued for perry making. Fruit medium, globular, green; first for perry; Oct. Tree very vigorous, extraordinarily fertile and succeeding everywhere.

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