Ochsenherz
PearOchsenherz
Origin / History
South Germany, 1801. The variety is cited in Dochnahl's Obstkunde, volume 2, page 185, published in 1856. It appears again in a guide of 1876, pages 90 and 258.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Pyriform, crooked.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Light green at first, turning to lemon-yellow, almost entirely blushed with dull light red.
Dots: Dotted with green.
Flesh and flavor: Pulpy and tender, not juicy, very sweet and musky.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ripens at the end of October.
Uses
Rated third for table use and first for household and market use.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
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)Ochsenherz.
i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:185. 1856. Cœur-de-Boeuf. 2. Guide Prat. 90, 258. 1876.
South Germany, 1801. Fruit large, pyriform, crooked, light green turning to lemon-yellow, almost entirely blushed with dull light red, dotted with green; flesh pulpy and tender, not juicy, very sweet and musky; third for table, first for household and market; end of Oct.