Sommerkonigin

Pear

Sommerkonigin

Origin/History Originally described and published in Nassau, Germany, in 1804. Documented in Dochnahl's Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:109 (1856).

Fruit

Size: Above medium.

Form: Obtuse-conic, inclined to one side at the top.

Skin: Yellowish-green turning to light yellow, with a pale blush; greenish dots and flecked with russet.

Flesh: White, juicy, buttery, melting, and full of flavor.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season September.

Tree Not described in source.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Sommerkonigin.

i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:109. 1856.

Nassau, Ger.; published in 1804. Fruit above medium, obtuse-conic, inclined to one side at the top, yellowish-green turning to light yellow, with a pale blush, greenish dots and flecked with russet; flesh white, juicy, buttery, melting and full of flavor; Sept.

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