Lorenzbirne

Pear

Lorenzbirne

Origin/History

Saxony, 1803.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium; obtuse-conic.

Skin: Light green, blushed with dark brown on the sunny side changing to light yellow, washed with vivid red. Green dots and some cinnamon-russet present.

Flesh: Yellowish-white, melting, rather gritty around the center.

Cavity, calyx, basin, stem: Not described in source.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September.

Uses

First for kitchen and market; second for dessert.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Dochnahl Fuhr, Obstkunde 2:47 (1856).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Lorenzbirne.

i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:47. 1856.

Saxony, 1803. Fruit medium, obtuse-conic, light green, blushed with dark brown on the sunny side changing to light yellow, washed with vivid red, green dots and some cinnamon-russet; flesh yellowish-white, melting, rather gritty around the center; first for kitchen and market, second for dessert; Sept.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)