Grünmostler

Pear

Grünmostler

Origin/History

A perry pear widely distributed in Switzerland and Austria.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Fairly large, globular-oblate, ventriculous, one side larger than the other.

Flesh and Flavor: Greenish-white, coarse, juicy, saccharine and acidulous.

Season

Mid-October, bearing for approximately two weeks.

Uses

Perry production.

Other

Referenced in Loschnig, Mostbirnen, plate 1913.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Grünmostler.

i. Loschnig Mostbirnen 84, fig. 1913.

A perry pear widely distributed in Switzerland and Austria. Fruit fairly large, globular-oblate, ventriculous, one side larger than the other; flesh greenish-white, coarse, juicy, saccharine and acidulous; mid-Oct., for about two weeks.

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