Lange Grüne Winterbirne
PearLange Grüne Winterbirne
Origin / History
A German variety cultivated especially in Saxony and Thuringia. Synonymous with Longue Verte d'Hiver (Mathieu, 1889) and documented in Mas Pomologie Générale (1881).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size & Form
Medium or nearly so; conic-pyriform. Often rather deformed, with one side being longer than the other at either end.
Skin
Firm, water-green, sprinkled with numerous indistinct dots regularly spaced. The basic green changes to greenish or yellowish-white [at maturity].
Flesh & Flavor
White, rather fine, semi-melting. Juice plentiful, sweet, sugary, and agreeable but lacking in perfume.
Quality
Good.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Core, Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
Autumn and early winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Lange Grüne Winterbirne.
- Mathieu Nom. Pom. 245. 1889. Longue Verte d'Hiver.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 7:137, fig. 549. 1881. A German variety cultivated especially in Saxony and Thuringia. Fruit medium or nearly so, conic-pyriform, often rather deformed, one side being longer than the other at either end; skin firm, water-green, sprinkled with numerous indistinct dots regularly spaced, the basic green changing to greenish or yellowish-white; flesh white, rather fine, semi-melting; juice plentiful, sweet, sugary, agreeable but wanting in perfume; good; autumn and early winter.