Krockhals

Pear

Krockhals

Origin and History

First described in Nassau, 1806, and published by Diel. Referenced in Dochnahl's Fuhr. Obstkunde (1856).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium; pyriform (pear-shaped), bent or acutely sloping.

Skin: Lemon-yellow ground color, cinnamon-russeted, often having a dark blush. Heavily dotted.

Flesh and Flavor: Rather white, granular, buttery, melting, juicy, and extremely aromatic.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November and December.

Uses

First for table and cooking.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Krockhals.

i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:101. 1856.

Nassau, 1806. Published by Diel.

Fruit medium, pyriform, bent or acutely sloping, lemon-yellow, cinnamon-russeted, often having a dark blush, heavily dotted; flesh rather white, granular, buttery, melting, juicy and extremely aromatic; first for table and cooking; Nov. and Dec.

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