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Rotfleischige Mostbirne

Pear

Rotfleischige Mostbirne

Origin and History

An Austrian perry pear, as documented in Hedrick's The Pears of New York (1921).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small.

Form: Globular-turbinate.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: End flat.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Leaf-green, dotted with russet and flecked with red.

Flesh and Flavor: Under the skin firm, but softer near the core; coarse-grained; juicy; subacid.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October to mid-November.

Uses

Perry pear — used in perry (pear cider) production.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Referenced in Loschnig Mostbirnen 220, fig. 1913.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Rotfleischige Mostbirne.

i. Loschnig Mostbirnen 220, fig. 1913.

An Austrian perry pear. Fruit small, globular-turbinate, calyx end flat, leaf-green, dotted with russet and flecked with red; flesh under the skin firm but near the core softer, coarse-grained, juicy, subacid; Oct. to mid-Nov.

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