Hammelsbirne

Pear

Hammelsbirne

Origin/History Thuringia, 1794.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Below medium
Form: Ovate
Color: Yellow-green, changing to citron-yellow
Surface: Numerous small dots; thick-skinned
Flesh: Granular, sweet
Quality/Flavor: Third for dessert

Season Not described in source.

Uses Third class for dessert. Not of much value for culinary use.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:170. 1856.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Hammelsbirne.

i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:170. 1856.

Thuringia, 1794. Fruit below medium, ovate, yellow-green changing to citron-yellow, numerous small dots, thick-skinned; flesh granular, sweet; third for dessert, not of much value for culinary use.

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