Meissner langstielige Feigenbirne
PearMeissner langstielige Feigenbirne
Origin/History
Saxony, 1805. First published description in Dochnahl, Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:167 (1856).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Obtuse-pyriform, ventriculous and flat, crooked, somewhat uneven
Skin: Light green changing to yellowish-green, often blushed with dark red, without dots, marked with russet
Flesh/Flavor: Yellowish-green white, coarse-grained, sweet, firm, breaking
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October
Uses
Third for dessert, first for kitchen
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Meissner langstielige Feigenbirne.
i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:167. 1856.
Saxony, 1805. Fruit medium, obtuse-pyriform, ventriculous and flat, crooked, somewhat uneven, light green changing to yellowish-green, often blushed with dark red, without dots, marked with russet; flesh yellowish-green white, coarse-grained, sweet, firm, breaking; third for dessert, first for kitchen; Oct.