Hitzendorfer Mostbirne

Pear

Hitzendorfer Mostbirne

Origin/History An Austrian perry pear, cited in Loschnig Mostbirnen (1913).

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large

Form: Globular; somewhat resembles Bergamot in form

Skin: Light green, blushed with beautiful brown-red on the sun-facing cheek; tender; dotted

Flesh: Greenish-white, firm and very juicy

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

Season End of September; picking season extends for approximately two weeks.

Uses Perry pear (cider and perry production).

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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Hitzendorfer Mostbirne. i. Loschnig Mostbirnen 86, fig. 1913. An Austrian perry pear. Fruit large, globular, somewhat like Bergamot in form, light green, blushed with a beautiful brown-red on the cheek next the sun, tender, dotted; flesh greenish-white, firm and very juicy; end of Sept. for two weeks.

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