Konstanzer Langler

Pear

Konstanzer Langler

Origin/History

A perry pear grown in the Voralberg, Austria, and in Bavaria, Baden and other parts of Germany.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Medium to large, long-pyriform. Skin greenish, speckled with brownish-red dots and patches of russet. Flesh greenish-white, juicy, with a saccharine and acidulous flavor.

Season

End of September.

Uses

Perry pear.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Konstanzer Langler. i. Loschnig Mostbirnen 44, fig. 1913. A perry pear grown in the Voralberg, Austria, and in Bavaria, Baden and other parts of Germany. Fruit medium to large, long-pyriform, greenish, speckled with brownish-red dots and patches of russet; flesh greenish-white, juicy, of a saccharine and acidulous flavor; end of Sept.

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