Niell d'Hiver

Pear

Niell d'Hiver

Origin and History

Shown at a meeting of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society in 1855.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Flavor: Acid in flavor.

All other fruit characteristics (size, form, stem, cavity, calyx, basin, skin, core, seeds) are not described in source.

Season

Late variety.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Niell d'Hiver.

Ragan Nom. Pear, B. P. I. Bul. 126:189. 1908.

Shown at a meeting of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society in 1855. A late variety, acid in flavor.

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