Poire de Houblon

Pear

Origin/History

Origin unknown, but cultivated for a long time in many localities in Germany.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small.

Form: Ovate or globular-ovate, swelled, usually regular in contour.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Bright green, sown with grayish dots, passing to golden yellow on the side of the sun.

Flesh/Flavor: Whitish, a little yellow near the center, coarse, semi-breaking, fairly full of sweet juice, with a fresh perfume of rose.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

End of August.

Uses

Second rate for eating raw but an excellent variety to dry.

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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Poire de Houblon. i. Mas Pom. Gen. 1:101, fig. 51. 1872. Origin unknown, but cultivated for a long time in many localities in Germany. Fruit small, ovate or globular-ovate, swelled, usually regular in contour, bright green, sown with grayish dots, passing to golden yellow on the side of the sun; flesh whitish, a little yellow near the center, coarse, semi-breaking, fairly full of sweet juice, with a fresh perfume of rose; second rate for eating raw but an excellent variety to dry; end of Aug.

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