Pfingstbirne

Pear

Pfingstbirne

Origin & History

German seedling first obtained in 1851.

Fruit Characteristics

Form & Size
Medium, globular.

Skin
Green, turning yellowish-green at maturity. Speckled and dotted with gray. Thin-skinned and scentless.

Flesh & Flavor
Rather white. Sweet and musky in flavor.

Season

Early summer.

Uses

First-rate for table, household, and market purposes.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:96 (1856).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Pfingstbirne.

i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:96. 1856.

German seedling, 1851. Fruit medium, globular, green turning yellowish-green, speckled and dotted with gray; skin thin and scentless; flesh rather white, sweet and musky; first for table, household and market; early summer.

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

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