Honnelbirne

Pear

Honnelbirne

Origin and History

A perry pear grown in Lower Austria. Referenced in Loschnig's Mostbirnen (1913).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Fairly large, long-pyriform.

Skin: Rather smooth and shining; greenish-yellow, changing to yellow at maturity.

Flesh: Whitish, coarse-grained, very juicy. Flavor saccharine with rather astringent character and feebly aromatic notes.

Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October.

Uses

Perry pear (cider production).

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Honnelbirne.

Loschnig Mostbirnen 38, fig. 1913.

A perry pear grown in Lower Austria. Fruit fairly large, long-pyriform; skin rather smooth and shining, greenish-yellow changing to yellow; flesh whitish, coarse-grained, very juicy, saccharine, rather astringent and feebly aromatic; Oct.

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