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Tollbime

Pear

Tollbime

Origin/History A perry pear of Europe, notable for its beautiful color. Referenced in Loschnig Mostbirnen (1913).

Tree Vigorous, upright growth habit. Very productive.

Fruit

Form and Size: Medium, round-obovate, very uniform.

Skin: Tough, smooth, glossy. Ground color green changing to yellow; side next the sun blushed with bright carmine and dotted heavily with brown-russet dots; russeted at top and bottom.

Calyx: Small, open.

Stem: Medium long, slender.

Flesh: Almost white, juicy, tart.

Season Mid-October to December.

Uses Perry pear (cider/perry production).

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Tollbime.

i. Loschnig Mostbirnen 214, fig. 1913.

A very productive perry pear of Europe with fruit notable because of its beautiful color. Tree vigorous, upright. Fruit medium, round-obovate, very uniform; skin tough, smooth, glossy, green changing to yellow, side next the sun blushed with bright carmine and dotted heavily with brown-russet dots, russeted at top and bottom; calyx small, open; stem medium long, slender; flesh almost white, juicy, tart; mid-Oct. to Dec.

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