Kuhfuss

Pear

Origin/History

The origin of this pear is probably German, though not definitely known. According to Oberdieck, it was cultivated in almost all the large gardens of Hanover, and bore the name Pfundbirn or Pound Pear at Hildesheim, Göttingen, and Cassel.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large; globular-turbinate.

Skin: Rather thick; of an intense green, speckled with dots of a darker shade. The green turns to yellow at maturity.

Flesh: White, tinted with green; coarse; semi-melting.

Juice and Flavor: Juice abundant; saccharine, acidulous, and refreshing.

Quality: Good.

Season

August.

Tree

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Kuhfuss.

Mathieu Norn. Pom. 245. 1889. Pied-de-Vache. 2. Mas. Pom. Gen. 4:35, fig. 210. 1879.

The origin of this pear, probably German, is not definitely known, but according to Oberdieck it was cultivated in almost all the large gardens of Hanover, and bore the name of Pfundbirn or Pound Pear at Hildesheim, Gottingen and Cassel. Fruit large, globular-turbinate; skin rather thick, of an intense green, speckled with dots of a darker shade, the green turning to yellow at maturity; flesh white, tinted with green, coarse, semi-melting; juice abundant, saccharine, acidulous and refreshing; good; Aug.

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

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