Ochsenherz

Pear

Ochsenherz

Bibliographic References:

Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:185. 1856
Guide Prat. 90, 258. 1876

Alternate Name: Cœur-de-Boeuf

Origin/History

South Germany, 1801.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Pyriform, crooked.

Skin: Light green turning to lemon-yellow; almost entirely blushed with dull light red; dotted with green.

Flesh and Flavor: Pulpy and tender, not juicy, very sweet and musky.

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

End of October.

Uses

Third for table; first for household and market.

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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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.

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

Cœur-de-Boeuf