Palmischbirne
PearPalmischbirne
Origin/History A perry pear grown in Germany and Upper Austria. Published in Germany in 1823. Known in different localities by various names.
Fruit
Size and Form: Small, turbinate (top-shaped), regular in contour.
Skin: Greenish-yellow turning to light yellow, often with a dark blush. Covered all over with large gray spots.
Flesh: Whitish, coarse-grained, very juicy. Flavor acidulous and saccharine, aromatic.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season September
Uses Third for the table, but first for perry (a traditional pear cider).
Tree Not described in source.
Sources:
- Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:171. 1856.
- Loschnig. Mostbirnef, p. 190, fig. 1913.
- U.P. Hedrick. The Pears of New York. 1921.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Palmischbirne.
- Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:171. 1856. 2. Loschnig Mostbirnerf 190, fig. 1913.
A perry pear grown in Germany and Upper Austria and known in different localities by various names. It was published in Germany in 1823. Fruit small, turbinate, regular in contour, greenish-yellow turning to light yellow, often with a dark blush, covered all over with large gray spots; flesh whitish, coarse-grained, very juicy, acidulous and saccharine, aromatic; third for the table, but first for perry; Sept.