Polnische grüne Krautbirne
PearPolnische grüne Krautbirne
Origin and History
Galacia, 1819. Originally described in Dochnahl's Fuhr. Obstkunde (2:155, 1856).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small
Form: Globular-flattened, distorted
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Grass-green, changing to yellowish grass-green, often with a dark blush and brown-russet on the side next the sun. Scentless.
Flesh and Flavor: Coarse-grained, melting, vinous, very juicy, acidulous.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Mid-September.
Uses
Second for dessert; first for household.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Polnische grüne Krautbirne.
- Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:155. 1856.
Galicia, 1819. Fruit small, globular-flattened, distorted, grass-green changing to yellowish grass-green and often with a dark blush and brown-russet on the side next the sun; scentless skin; flesh coarse-grained, melting, vinous, very juicy, acidulous; second for dessert, first for household; mid-Sept.