Lederbirne
PearLederbirne
Origin/History
An Austrian perry pear.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form
Medium, truncated-pyriform, somewhat bossed and irregular in outline.
Skin
Leaf-green turning greenish-yellow; gray russet dots; blushed on the sunny side.
Flesh and Flavor
Yellow-white, coarse-grained, very juicy, subacid.
Season
October to December.
Uses
Perry pear.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source
U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921): Lederbirne. [Cited in Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 89 (1845); Loschnig Mostbirnen 202, fig.]
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.