Kleine Lange Sommer-Muskatellerbirne
PearKleine Lange Sommer-Muskatellerbirne
Origin and History
Originated in Thuringia, Germany in 1798. The variety is documented in major pomological references of the 19th century, including Dochnahl (1856), Mas (1879), and Mathieu (1889), where it is also known by the French name Petite Muscat Long d'Ete.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Variable; sometimes ovate-turbinate, sometimes conic-ovate; regular in contour throughout.
Skin: Thick and firm. Color progression: clear green at first, sprinkled with dots of a darker shade; as the fruit ripens, color changes to lemon-yellow with the dots becoming little visible. Develops orange-red coloring on the side of the sun (the sun-exposed side).
Flesh and Flavor: White, tinted with yellow. Texture rather fine and semi-buttery. Flavor very sugary and distinctly musky—the musky character is a defining aromatic quality of this variety.
Overall Quality: Moderately good.
Season
Early August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Core and Seeds
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Kleine Lange Sommer-Muskatellerbirne.
- Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:39. 1856. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 241. 1889. Petite Muscat Long d'Ete. 3. Mas Pom. Gen. 4:151, fig. 268. 1879.
Thuringia, Ger., 1798. Fruit small, sometimes ovate-turbinate, sometimes conic, ovate, regular in contour; skin thick and firm, clear green at first, sprinkled with dots of a darker shade changing to lemon-yellow with the dots little visible, orange-red on the side of the sun; flesh white, tinted with yellow, rather fine, semi-buttery, very sugary and musky; moderately good; early Aug.