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Sächsische Glockenbirne

Pear

Sächsische Glockenbirne

Origin/History

Saxony; first published in 1816.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Form & Size: Medium, spherical.

Skin: Light citron-yellow, turning golden yellow when ripe; blushed.

Flesh: Firm, coarse-grained, sweet and musky.

Core & Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October.

Uses

Third for dessert; good for kitchen purposes.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Liegel Systematische Anleitung 130 (1825).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Sächsische Glockenbirne.

i. Liegel Syst. Anleit. 130. 1825. Saxony. First published in 1816. Fruit medium, spherical, light citron-yellow turning golden yellow, blushed; flesh firm, coarse-grained, sweet and musky; third for dessert, good for kitchen purposes; Oct.

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