Kleine runde Haferbirne
PearKleine runde Haferbirne
Origin and History
Thuringia, Germany, 1804.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Small, globular.
Skin: Light green changing to pale lemon-yellow, strongly blushed with dark red, dotted.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish-white, coarse-grained, rather astringent, sourish.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, and Core: Not described in source.
Season
Early September.
Uses
Good for cooking.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Dochnahl Fuhr, Obstkunde 2:162 (1856).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Kleine runde Haferbirne.
- Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:162. 1856.
Thuringia, Ger., 1804. Fruit small, globular, light green changing to pale lemon-yellow, strongly blushed with dark red, dotted; flesh yellowish-white, coarse-grained, rather astringent, sourish; good for cooking, early Sept.