Meissner Zwiebelbirne

Pear

Meissner Zwiebelbirne

Origin/History

Saxony, 1833. First described by Dochnahl (Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:34, 1856).

Fruit

Size and Form: Small, globular.

Color and Surface: Light yellow, speckled with numerous fine russety spots.

Flesh and Flavor: Often melting, fine-grained; musky aroma.

Season

End of August; keeps for approximately three weeks.

Uses

First for table and very good for culinary purposes.

Tree

Not described in source.

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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Meissner Zwiebelbirne.

Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:34. 1856.

Saxony, 1833. Fruit small, globular, light yellow, speckled with numerous fine russety spots; flesh often melting, with musky aroma, fine-grained; first for table and very good for culinary purposes; end of Aug. for three weeks.

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