Heilige Angelika-Birne

Pear

Heilige Angelika-Birne

Origin/History

Originated in Coblenz in 1792. First published description by Diel in 1806.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Rather large; obtuse-conic with unequal sides.

Skin: Pale green, changing to light yellowish-green; dotted with rusty gray and rather russeted on the side touched by the sun.

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish with light green veinings; fine-grained and buttery.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November and December.

Uses

First for dessert and household use.

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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Heilige Angelika-Birne.

Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:108. 1856.

Coblenz, 1792; published by Diel, 1806.

Fruit rather large, obtuse-conic, with unequal sides, pale green changing to light yellowish-green, dotted with rusty gray, and rather russeted on the side touched by the sun; flesh whitish, with light green veinings, fine-grained, buttery; first for dessert and household use; Nov. and Dec.

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