Russbirne

Pear

Russbirne

Origin/History

Thuringia, Germany, 1803.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium; globular-turbinate, variable in form.

Skin: Rough, almost entirely covered with cinnamon-russet, often with light brown blush.

Flesh: Whitish, coarse-grained, saccharine, breaking, juicy.

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

Season

November and December.

Uses

Third for the table, first for household.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Russbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:173. 1856. Thuringia, Ger., 1803. Fruit medium, globular-turbinate, variable in form; skin rough, almost entirely covered with cinnamon-russet, often with light brown blush; flesh whitish, coarse-grained, saccharine, breaking, juicy; third for the table, first for household; Nov. and Dec.

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