Habichtsbirne
PearOrigin/History
Rhineland. Described by Diel in 1804.
Fruit
Size: Very large; in. × 3 in.
Form: Hook-nosed or like the beak of a bird; crooked.
Skin: Uniformly light green, densely speckled with light brown dots and marked with russet.
Flesh: Coarse-grained, semi-melting, breaking.
Quality: Third for table and good for cooking.
Season
November and December.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Habichtsbirne.
i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obsikunde 2:146. 1856.
Rhineland. Described by Diel in 1804. Fruit very large, in. x 3 in., hook-nosed or like the beak of a bird, crooked, uniformly light green, densely speckled with light brown dots and marked with russet; flesh coarse-grained, semi-melting, breaking; third for table and good for cooking; Nov. and Dec.