Kraft Sommer Bergamotte

Pear

Origin/History

Not described in source. Documented in period pomological literature, including Mathieu's Nomenclature Pomologique (1889) and Guide Pratique (1895), where it is cited as Bergamotte d'ete de Kraft.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small
Form: Spherical-oblate
Skin: Fine texture, bright yellow
Flesh and flavor: Breaking, sugary

Season

End of August and beginning of September

Uses

Not described in source.

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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Kraft Sommer Bergamotte.

Mathieu Nom. Pom. 244. 1889. Bergamotte d'ete de Kraft. 2. Guide Prat. 102. 1895.

Fruit small, spherical-oblate, fine, bright yellow; flesh breaking, sugary; end of Aug. and beginning of Sept.

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

Bergamotte d'ete de Kraft