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Liegel Honigbirne

Pear

Liegel Honigbirne

Origin/History

Origin uncertain, probably German.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Ovate-pyriform.

Skin: Fine and smooth; at first pale green, turning to pale yellow, more golden on the side next the sun, and very rarely touched with rose.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellow, fine, melting, full of sugary juice, vinous, with a distinct savor of musk.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October.

Uses

First quality.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Liegel Honigbirne.

  1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 248. 1889. Poire de Miel de Liegel.
  2. Mas Pom. Gen. 1:47, fig. 24. 1872.

Origin uncertain, probably German. Fruit medium, ovate-pyriform; skin fine and smooth, at first pale green turning to pale yellow, more golden on the side next the sun and very rarely touched with rose; flesh yellow, fine, melting, full of sugary juice, vinous, and with a distinct savor of musk; first; Oct.

U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
Poire de Miel de Liegel