Kloppelbirne

Pear

Kloppelbirne

Origin/History

From Hesse, Germany. Reported by Diel in 1805. One of the Volemas group.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Form and Size: Medium, almost round.

Skin: Yellowish-white, changing to lemon-yellow with pale blush.

Flesh: Breaking, aromatic, juicy, perfumed.

Season

December.

Uses

Second for table use; first for cooking.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

References: Dochnahl, Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:8 (1856); Mathieu, Nom. Pom. 242 (1889).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Kloppelbirne.

Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:8. 1856. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 242. 1889.

Hesse, Ger. Reported by Diel, 1805. One of the Volemas. Fruit medium, almost round, yellowish-white, changing to lemon-yellow with pale blush; flesh breaking, aromatic, juicy, perfumed; second for table, first for cooking; Dec.

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

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