Olivenbirne

Pear

Olivenbirne

Origin and History

German Rhineland, 1806.

Tree Characteristics

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium or small.

Form: Globular-turbinate.

Skin: Dark olive-green, turning to dull yellowish; dotted; somewhat blushed with brownish-red.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity and Basin: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Flesh and Flavor: White, fine; cinnamon-flavored; gritty toward center.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November.

Uses

Third for dessert; first for household.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921). Reference: Dochnahl, Führ. Obstkunde 2:188. 1856.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Olivenbirne.

i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:188. 1856.

German Rhineland, 1806. Fruit medium or small, globular-turbinate, dark olivegreen turning to dull yellowish, dotted, and somewhat blushed with brownish-red; flesh white, fine, cinnamon-flavored, gritty toward center; third for dessert, first for household; Nov.

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