Gute Grüne

Pear

Gute Grüne

Origin/History German. First documented in Christ's Handbook, 1817.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Globular.

Skin: Green, changing to yellowish, blushed.

Flesh: Tender, melting.

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

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season Beginning of September for several weeks.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Gute Grüne.

i. Christ Handb. 524. 1817. German. Fruit medium, globular, green changing to yellowish, blushed; flesh tender, melting; beginning of Sept. for several weeks.

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