Rother Winterhasenkopf

Pear

Rother Winterhasenkopf

Origin/History Nassau, Germany, 1806.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, irregular in form, sides unequal, crooked.

Skin: Yellowish pale green, turning yellow, with dark blush; very prominent brown dots.

Flesh and Flavor: Breaking texture; sweet, acidulous, vinous.

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

Season January to March.

Uses Third for table; good for household use.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Considered by Messrs. Simon-Louis to be analogous to the Catillac.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Rother Winterhasenkopf.

i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:147. 1856. Nassau, Ger., 1806. Fruit large, irregular in form, sides unequal, crooked, yellowish pale green turning yellow, with dark blush, very prominent brown dots; flesh breaking, sweet, acidulous, vinous: third for table, good for household use; considered by Messrs. Simon-Louis to be analogous to the Catillac; Jan. to Mar.

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