Hausemerbirne

Pear

Hausemerbirne

Origin/History

German variety, first described or published 1847. [NOTE: Source citation appears to have transcription errors — "Dodmahl Fv&r. ObsOaatde 2:194. 1856" may be a damaged reference.]

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Turbinate-obtuse (pear-shaped, broader below the middle, rounded at the apex)

Skin: Light green, changing to whitish-yellow at ripeness, blushed, with brown spots

Flesh: Firm, somewhat aromatic

Season

December to March

Uses

Good for kitchen use

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Hausemerbirne.

Dodmahl Fv&r. ObsOaatde 2:194. 1856.

German, published 1847.

Fruit medium, turbinate-obtuse, light green changing to whitish-yellow, blushed, with brown spots; flesh firm, somewhat aromatic; good for kitchen use; Dec. to Mar.

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