Grüne Winawitz

Pear

Origin/History

A perry pear grown under a variety of names in Upper and Lower Austria.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Long-ovate, greatest diameter at its center

Color: Light green, turning yellowish at maturity

Surface: Covered with russet and green dots

Flesh: Yellowish, coarse and juicy; saccharine (sweet), astringent

Season

October and November

Uses

Perry pear; good for transport.

Tree

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); Loschnig Mostbirnen 122, fig. 1913

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Grüne Winawitz.

i. Loschnig Mostbirnen 122, fig. 1913.

A perry pear grown under a variety of names in Upper and Lower Austria. Fruit medium, long-ovate, greatest diameter at its center, light green turning yellowish at maturity, covered with russet and green dots; flesh yellowish, coarse and juicy, saccharine, astringent; good for transport; Oct. and Nov.

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