Meissner Liebchensbirne
PearMeissner Liebchensbirne
Origin/History
German variety, chiefly found in Saxony. First described in Dochnahl's Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:167 (1856).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Small; globular-ventriculous-conic.
Skin: Shining lemon-yellow, becoming highly polished. Strongly dotted with round red spots. Often marked with fine russet on the side next the sun.
Flesh: Yellowish-white, coarse-grained, firm, breaking, wanting in juice.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Stem/Cavity/Calyx/Basin: Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Third for the table; first for kitchen and market.
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 Liebchensbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:167. 1856. German, chiefly found in Saxony. Fruit small, globular-ventriculous-conic; skin shining, lemon-yellow, becoming highly polished, strongly dotted with round red spots, often marked with fine russet on the side next the sun; flesh yellowish-white, coarse-grained, firm, breaking, wanting in juice; third for the table, first for kitchen and market.