Rorreger Mostbirne

Pear

Rorreger Mostbirne

Origin/History Austrian perry pear.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large; globular-turbinate to pyriform.

Skin: Smooth, shining; green, turning yellow at maturity; numerous small green dots.

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, rather coarse-grained. Flavor subacid and very juicy.

Cavity, Calyx, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season Mid-October and November.

Uses Perry pear.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Source reference: Loschnig Mostbirnen 50, fig. 1913.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Rorreger Mostbirne.

i. Loschnig Mostbirnen 50, fig. 1913.

An Austrian perry pear. Fruit large, globular-turbinate to pyriform; skin smooth, shining green turning yellow, numerous small green dots; flesh whitish, rather coarsegrained, subacid and very juicy; mid-Oct. and Nov.

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