Grosse September Birne
PearGrosse September Birne
Origin and History
An old variety originated in Prussia and cultivated chiefly in the north of Germany and especially in Pomerania. Historically referenced in Mathieu Nomenclature Pomologique (1889) and Leroy Dictionnaire Pomologique (1867).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form Above medium and sometimes large; oblong or globular-turbinate, generally having unequal sides.
Skin and Surface Pale yellow, stained with fawn, finely dotted with gray; sometimes washed with brown-red on the cheek exposed to the sun.
Stem Not described in source.
Cavity, Calyx, and Basin Not described in source.
Flesh Greenish, fine, semi-melting; rarely gritty.
Flavor and Juice Juice abundant, saccharine, perfumed, delicate but rather astringent.
Core and Seeds Not described in source.
Overall Quality Second class.
Season
End of September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Storage and Keeping
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Grosse September Birne.
i. Mathieu Norn. Pom. 226. 1889. Belle de Septembre. 2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 1:211, fig. 1867.
An old variety originated in Prussia and cultivated chiefly in the north of Germany and especially in Pomerania. Fruit above medium and sometimes large, oblong or globular-turbinate, generally having unequal sides, pale yellow, stained with fawn, finely dotted with gray and sometimes washed with brown-red on the cheek exposed to the sun; flesh greenish, fine, semi-melting, rarely gritty; juice abundant, saccharine, perfumed, delicate but rather astringent; second; end of Sept.