Kleine gelbe Sommermuskatellerbirne

Pear

Kleine gelbe Sommermuskatellerbirne

Origin/History

Published by Diel in 1805. Recorded in Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde (1856) and Mas Pom. Gen. (1879) under the synonym Petite Bergamotte Jaune d'été.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size & Form: Very small; turbinate.

Skin: Shining; lemon-yellow; seldom blushed; very finely dotted with light green.

Flesh/Flavor: Yellowish-white; coarse; semi-melting; musky; aromatic.

Core & Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Mid-July.

Uses

First for household; good for market.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

View original book sources (1)

Kleine gelbe Sommermuskatellerbirne.

Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:29. 1856.

Petite Bergamotte Jaune d'été. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 4:185, fig. 285. 1879.

Nassau. Published by Diel, 1805. Fruit very small, turbinate, shining skin, lemon-yellow, seldom blushed, very finely dotted with light green; flesh yellowish-white, coarse, semi-melting, musky, aromatic; first for household, good for market; mid-July.

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

Petite Bergamotte Jaune d'été