Grosse schöne Jungfernbirne

Pear

Grosse schöne Jungfernbirne

Origin / History

Reported in cultivation as of 1805. Documented in Liegel's Systematische Anleitung (German, 1825).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Below medium.

Form: Ventriculous-pyriform; sides rather unequal.

Skin: Extremely smooth, light yellowish-green turning to greenish-yellow, often washed with a slight brownish blush.

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem: Not described in source.

Flesh & Flavor: Not described in source.

Core & Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

End of August; keeps for approximately two weeks.

Uses

Second choice for dessert (fresh eating), first choice for kitchen use (cooking and culinary preparation).

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 schöne Jungfernbirne.

i. Liegel Syst. Anleit. 124. 1825. German. Reported 1805. Fruit below medium, ventriculous-pyriform, sides rather unequal; skin extremely smooth, light yellowish-green turning to greenish-yellow, often washed with a slight brownish blush; second for dessert, first for the kitchen; end of Aug. for two weeks.

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

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