Grüne Sommer-Bergamote

Pear

Origin and History

Documented in Saxony in 1803. Classified as a Volema or Pound pear. Originally described in Dochnahl's Obstkunde (1856).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, globular.

Skin: Dark green, changing to yellowish-green; blushed with streaks of brown.

Flesh and Flavor: Glutinous, juicy, aromatic.

Season

September.

Uses

First-rate for household use.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Grüne Sommer-Bergamote.

Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:9. 1856.

Saxony, 1803. A Volema or Pound pear. Fruit medium, globular, dark green changing to yellowish-green, blushed with streaks of brown; flesh glutinous, juicy, aromatic; first for household; Sept.

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