Lederbirne
PearLederbirne
Origin / History
Austrian perry pear. Cited in the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Report, page 89, 1845. Figured in Loschnig, Mostbirnen, page 202.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Truncated-pyriform, somewhat bossed and irregular in outline.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Leaf-green turning greenish-yellow. Blushed on the sunny side.
Dots: Gray russet dots.
Flesh and flavor: Yellow-white, coarse-grained, very juicy, subacid.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Oct. to Dec.
Uses
Perry pear.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Lederbirne.
- Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 89. 1845. 2. Loschnig Mostbirnen 202, fig.
An Austrian perry pear. Fruit medium, truncated-pyriform, somewhat bossed and irregular in outline, leaf-green turning greenish-yellow, gray russet dots, blushed on the sunny side; flesh yellow-white, coarse-grained, very juicy, subacid; Oct. to Dec.