Herbst-Kloppelbirne

Pear

Herbst-Kloppelbirne

Origin/History

A seedling of Van Mons, raised in 1852. First described in Dochnahl's Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:159 (1856).

Fruit

Size: Small.

Form: Turbinate-ventriculous (pear-shaped with a central bulge); sides unequal.

Skin: Green, turning to yellowish; blushed on the sunny side with brown.

Flesh: Yellowish-white, fine, semi-melting.

Quality: Second for the table, first for the kitchen.

Season

September and October.

Uses

Better suited to kitchen use (cooking) than to table consumption, though serviceable for the latter.

Tree

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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Herbst-Kloppelbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:159. 1856. A seedling of Van Mons, 1852. Fruit small, turbinate-ventriculous, sides unequal, green turning to yellowish, blushed on the sunny side with brown; flesh yellowish-white, fine, semi-melting; second for the table, first for the kitchen; Sept. and Oct.

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