Nassau Ehre

Pear

Nassau Ehre (Pear)

Origin & History

Origin: Belgian, 1823

Sources: Dochnahl, Obstkunde 2:47 (1856); Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Fruit Description

Size & Form: Medium; pyriform (characteristic pear shape)

Surface & Color:

Blushed (with reddish tint)
Somewhat streaked with vermilion (bright red streaking)
Slightly russeted (light russet texture/patches)

Flesh:

Texture: Semi-breaking (neither fully buttery nor grainy; some grain resistance)
Grain: Fine
Flavor: Cinnamon-flavored
Taste: Sweet

Quality, Use & Season

Quality Rating: Second for dessert; first for household use

Maturity: End of August

Note: This source provides limited descriptive detail. No tree characteristics, storage behavior, or additional synonyms are documented in this reference. The "semi-breaking" texture and cinnamon flavor are the distinctive sensory markers for field identification.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Nassau Ehre.

i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:47. 1856.

Belgian, 1823.

Fruit medium, pyriform, blushed, somewhat streaked with vermilion, slightly russeted; flesh semi-breaking, fine, cinnamon-flavored, sweet; second for dessert, first for household use; end of Aug.

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