Mausebirne

Pear

Mausebirne

Origin/History

Hanover, Germany, 1852. (Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:138. 1856.)

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form Medium to large; variable in form, distorted, bossed.

Skin Fine, greenish turning to yellow when ripe; almost entirely covered with cinnamon-russet; sprinkled with green spots.

Flesh and Flavor Yellowish-white, sweet and scented with rose.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core/Seeds Not described in source.

Season

October.

Uses

First for the table and kitchen use.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Mausebirne.

Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:138. 1856.

Hanover, Ger., 1852. Fruit medium to large, variable in form, distorted, bossed; skin fine, greenish turning to yellow when ripe, almost entirely covered with cinnamonrusset, sprinkled with green spots; flesh yellowish-white, sweet and scented with rose; first for the table and kitchen use; Oct.

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

Beurre de Hollande Beurré d'Alencon Calbas Musque Flaschenkürbis Birne Flaschenkürbisbirne Fürstliche Tafel Fürstliche Tafel Birne (Bremen) Grosse Sommer Zapfenbirne Mause Birne Storchschnäbler Paradise (d'Automne) Rosanne