Lutzbirne

Pear

Lutzbirne

Origin/History

German variety, published 1801.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Form and Size: Medium, obtuse-conic.

Skin: Dull greenish-yellow, slightly blushed. Strongly dotted. Marked with russet and covered with rusty russet on the sun-exposed side.

Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.

Stem: Not described in source.

Flesh and Flavor: Granular, gritty near center, semi-melting. Aromatic.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September.

Uses

First for culinary uses.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Storage and Tree Characteristics

Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); citation: Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:190 (1856).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Lutzbirne.

i. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:190. 1856.

German, published in 1801. Fruit medium, obtuse-conic, dull greenish-yellow, slightly blushed, strongly dotted, marked with russet, and covered with rusty russet on the sun-exposed side; flesh granular, gritty near center, semi-melting, aromatic; first for culinary uses; Sept.

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