Rothe langstielige Honigbirne

Pear

Rothe langstielige Honigbirne

Origin and History

Originated near the Rhine, Germany, in 1804. Documented in Dochnahl, Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:11 (1856).

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium. Pyriform, ventriculous and bent, obtuse.

Sides: Unequal.

Skin: Light green, changing to dark red with indistinct yellow and light red spots.

Flesh and Flavor: Tender, juicy, aromatic.

Uses

Second for the table; good for cooking.

Season

Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Rothe langstielige Honigbirne.

i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:11. 1856. Originated near the Rhine, Ger., 1804. Fruit medium, pyriform, ventriculous and bent, obtuse, sides unequal, light green, changing to dark red with indistinct yellow and light red spots; flesh tender, juicy, aromatic; second for the table; good for cooking.

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