Speckbirne

Pear

Origin and History

An Austrian perry pear, documented in Loschnig's Mostbirnen (1913).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large

Form: Turbinate

Skin: Smooth, light leaf-green, turning to dull greenish-yellow at maturity; dotted with russet.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish-white; very juicy; subacid; rather coarse-grained.

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

Season

October to December.

Uses

Perry pear (for fermented cider production).

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Speckbirne.

i. Loschnig Mostbirnen 138, fig. 1913.

An Austrian perry pear. Fruit large, turbinate; skin smooth, light leaf-green turning to dull greenish-yellow at maturity, dotted with russet; flesh yellowish-white, very juicy, subacid, rather coarse-grained; Oct. to Dec.

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