Truchsess

Pear

Truchsess

Origin and History

Originated from seed in Dietz on the Lahn River, Germany, about 1826.

Tree

Large and very fruitful. Twigs long, glabrous. Lenticels long. Leaves ovate, entire.

Fruit

Medium large, roundish-ovate, produced in clusters. Skin bright green becoming yellowish; frequently russeted; strongly dotted. Stem, cavity, calyx, basin, flesh, flavor, core, and seeds not described in source.

Season

November.

Uses

Not described in source.

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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Truchsess.

Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:20. 1856.

Dochnahl credits this pear with having originated from seed in Dietz on the Lahn River, Ger., about 1826. Tree large and very fruitful; twigs long, glabrous; lenticels long; leaves ovate, entire. Fruit produced in clusters, medium large, roundish-ovate, bright green becoming yellowish, frequently russeted, strongly dotted; Nov.

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