Lange Wasserbirne
PearLange Wasserbirne
Origin/History A perry pear found spread throughout Upper and Lower Austria. Referenced in Loschnig Mostbirnen (1913).
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Form and Size: Medium, long-pyriform with very regular contour.
Skin: Fine, smooth, shining. Yellow-green when ripe. Very densely dotted with fine spots. Some cinnamon-brown russet around the stem and calyx.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, coarse-grained, juicy. Sweet but insipid and without aroma.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin: Cinnamon-brown russet noted around stem and calyx. Other cavity and basin characteristics not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season September.
Uses Perry pear (for cider production).
Subtypes/Variants 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)Lange Wasserbirne.
i. Loschnig Mostbirnen 46, fig. 1913.
This perry pear is found spread throughout Upper and Lower Austria. Fruit medium, long-pyriform, very regular in contour; skin fine, smooth, shining, yellow-green when ripe, very densely dotted with fine spots, some cinnamon-brown russet around the stem and calyx; flesh whitish, coarse-grained, juicy, sweet but insipid and without aroma; Sept.