Herbstlanger
PearHerbstlanger
Origin / History
Described in Loschnig's Mostbirnen (1913), figure 36, as a perry pear grown in the Voralberg and in Switzerland. Hedrick includes it in The Pears of New York (1921).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Long-pyriform, almost like Calebasse in form.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish-yellow changing to lemon-yellow.
Dots: Finely dotted.
Flesh and flavor: Yellow-white, juicy, saccharine, with a slightly aromatic flavor.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Sept.
Uses
A perry pear.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Herbstlanger. i. Loschnig Mostbirnen 36, fig. 1913. A perry pear growing in the Voralberg and in Switzerland. Fruit large, long-pyriform, almost like Calebasse in form, greenish-yellow changing to lemon-yellow, finely dotted; flesh yellow-white, juicy, saccharine, with a slightly aromatic flavor; Sept.