Holländische Butterbirne

Pear

Holländische Butterbirne

Origin / History

Originated in North Germany at Bremen, 1804. Described in 1856 by Dochnahl in Fuhr. Obstkunde, volume 2, page 136. Hedrick reproduced the account in The Pears of New York (1921).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium or below.

Form: Sides unequal.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Light yellow changing to golden-yellow at maturity, blushed with cinnamon on the sunny side.

Dots: Speckled with brown dots.

Flesh and flavor: White, melting, buttery, juicy and full of flavor.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Ripens September and October.

Uses

First for dessert.

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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Holländische Butterbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:136. 1856. North Germany, 1804, at Bremen. Fruit medium or below, sides unequal, light yellow changing to golden-yellow at maturity, blushed with cinnamon on the sunny side and speckled with brown dots; flesh white, melting, buttery, juicy and full of flavor; first for dessert; Sept. and Oct.

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

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