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)

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