Schwarze Birne
PearSchwarze Birne
Origin and History Saxony. First published in 1804.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, globular-turbinate.
Skin: Grass-green turning yellowish, almost entirely covered with dark russet, often blushed with dirty brown red on the side next the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish-white, firm, breaking. Aromatic, sweet and vinous.
Season January to April.
Uses First for household purposes.
Tree Not described in source.
Core and Seeds Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); originally cited in Dochnahl, Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:170 (1856).
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Schwarze Birne.
i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:170. 1856.
Saxony. First published in 1804. Fruit medium, globular-turbinate, grass-green turning yellowish, almost entirely covered with dark russet, often blushed with dirty brown red on the side next the sun; flesh yellowish-white, firm, breaking, aromatic, sweet and vinous; first for household purposes; Jan. to Apr.