Hirsenbirne

Origin/History Middle Rhineland, Germany, 1802.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small

Form: Pyriform; rounded at the top; sides unequal

Color: Light green, turning yellowish; often rather brown-blushed

Surface Features: Some russet markings

Flesh & Flavor: Fine-grained; very juicy

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin: Not described in source

Core & Seeds: Not described in source

Season August

Uses Second for the table; first for the kitchen. (Better suited for culinary use than for fresh eating.)

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Not described in source.

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Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921). Original citation: Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:36. 1856.