Kleine Fuchselbirne
PearKleine Fuchselbirne
Origin/History A pear used for perry in Lower Austria. References Loschnig Mostbirnen 160, fig. 1913.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Turbinate to ovate, very regular in contour.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow when ripe, covered with cinnamon-russet and finely dotted with green specks. Some red on the sunny side.
Flesh and Flavor: White, tolerably fine, juicy, highly saccharine, only slightly astringent, very aromatic.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season September.
Uses Perry (pear cider).
Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.
Other Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Kleine Fuchselbirne. i. Loschnig Mostbirnen 160, fig. 1913. A pear used for perry in Lower Austria. Fruit small, turbinate to ovate, very regular in contour, yellow when ripe, covered with cinnamon-russet and finely dotted with green specks, some red on the sunny side; flesh white, tolerably fine, juicy, highly saccharine, only slightly astringent, very aromatic; Sept.