Krummgestielte Feigenbirne
PearKrummgestielte Feigenbirne
Origin and History
Originated in Saxony in 1807. First described by Dochnahl in Fuhr. Obstkunde (1856).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium; pyriform.
Skin: Thick-skinned. Color yellow-green with brown blush and rust-colored on the side next the sun. Speckled with very fine dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish-white, glutinous, very sweet, wanting in flavor.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Third-rate for dessert; first-rate for domestic use.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Krummgestielte Feigenbirne.
I. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:191. 1856.
Saxony, 1807. Fruit medium, pyriform, thick-skinned, yellow-green with brown blush and rather rust-colored on the side next the sun, speckled with very fine dots; flesh yellowish-white, glutinous, very sweet, wanting in flavor; third for dessert, first for domestic use; Oct.