Rothe oder grosse Pfalzgrafinbirne
PearOrigin and History
Germany, 1797. Documented in Christ's Handbuch der Pomologie (1817) and Dochnahl's Führer zur Obstkunde (1856).
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium; conic.
Surface: Entirely covered with dark blush, densely sprinkled with gray dots and dark speckles.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellow-white flesh, honey-sweet, semi-melting, aromatic.
Season
September.
Uses
Third-class fruit for the fresh table; first-rank for kitchen use and market sale.
Tree
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Rothe oder grosse Pfalzgrafinbirne.
i. Christ Handb. 538. 1817. 2. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:60. 1856.
Germany, 1797. Fruit medium, conic, entirely covered with dark blush, densely sprinkled with gray dots and dark speckles; flesh yellow-white, honey-sweet, semi-melting, aromatic; third for the table, first for kitchen and market; Sept.