Leipziger Rettigbirn
PearLeipziger Rettigbirn
Origin/History Originated at Duben near Leipsic (Leipzig), Saxony. It was published by Diel in 1807.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small
Form: Nearly spherical or spherical-ovate, slightly more constricted at the stem end than toward the calyx.
Skin: Light green turning to yellow-green and slightly golden on the cheek next the sun, brown around the summit, and with numerous light brown dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish-white, buttery, juicy, very pleasantly perfumed, having a slight Bergamot flavor.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season August to October.
Uses Good for dessert. First for cuisine (excellent for culinary purposes).
Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.
Other 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)Leipziger Rettigbirn. i. Lauche Deut. Pom. II:No. 92, Pl. 92. 1883. Radis de Leipsick. 2. Mas Le Verger 2:125, fig. 61. 1866-73. Leipsic Radish. 3. Can. Exp. Farms. Rpt. 379. 1902. Originated at Duben near Leipsic, Saxony. It was published by Diel in 1807. Fruit small, nearly spherical or spherical-ovate, a little more constricted at the stem end than toward the calyx, light green turning to yellow-green and slightly golden on the cheek next the sun, brown around the summit, and with numerous light brown dots; flesh yellowish-white, buttery, juicy, very pleasantly perfumed, having a slight Bergamot flavor; good for dessert, first for cuisine; Aug. to Oct.