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Rheinische Paradiesbirne

Pear

Rheinische Paradiesbirne

Origin / History

The variety is recorded from Thuringia, Germany, dated 1801. Its earliest published description appears in Dochnahl, Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:169 (1856).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large.

Form: Conic.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Ground color yellow, blushed and streaked with light red.

Dots: Dotted with yellow.

Flesh and flavor: Yellow in color, gritty around the center. Sweet. Rated third for the table and first for culinary use.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Ripens from the end of October into November.

Uses

Rated first for culinary use and third for the table.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Rheinische Paradiesbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:169. 1856. Thuringia, Ger., 1801. Fruit large, conic, yellow, blushed and streaked with light red, dotted with yellow; flesh yellow, gritty around the center, sweet; third for the table, first for culinary use; end of Oct. and Nov.

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