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