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Van Mons frühe Pomeranzenbirne

Pear

Van Mons frühe Pomeranzenbirne

Origin/History Originated by Van Mons about 1852.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Form & Size: Broadly turbinate. Size not specified in source; stem measurement is one inch long.

Stem: Thick; one inch long.

Skin: Light green, becoming yellow with ripeness. Thickly dotted and specked with russet.

Flesh & Flavor: Half-melting. Second-rate in quality.

Cavity, Basin, & Calyx: Not described in source.

Core & Seeds: Not described in source.

Season August.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Not described in source.


Source Citation: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:159 (1856).

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Described in 1 period pomological work

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Van Mons frühe Pomeranzenbirne.

  1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:159. 1856.

Originated by Van Mons about 1852. Fruit broadly turbinate, light green becoming yellow, thickly dotted, specked with russet: stem thick, one inch long; flesh half-melting; second-rate in quality; Aug.

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