Orange de Vienne

Pear

Orange de Vienne

Origin/History

A seedling of Van Mons, raised in 1825. Known historically in German-speaking regions as Wiener Pomeranzenbirne.

Fruit

Size and Form: Small to medium, short-turbinate.

Skin: Clear yellow with light brown dots.

Flesh: Granular, semi-melting, very sweet and sugary, with a pronounced Bergamot flavor.

Season

Mid-September.

Uses

First for table and all purposes.

Tree

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

View original book sources (1)

Orange de Vienne.

Guide Prat. 101. 1876.

Wiener Pomeranzenbirne. 2. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:150. 1856.

A Van Mons seedling, 1825. Fruit small to medium, short-turbinate, clear yellow, with light brown dots; flesh granular, semi-melting, very sweet and sugary, having a Bergamot flavor; first for table and all purposes; mid-Sept.

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

Wiener Pomeranzenbirne