Weidenblättrige Herbstbirne

Pear

Origin and History

Said to have originated in Württemberg, Germany, about 1830.

Tree

Medium size. Fruit borne in clusters.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium large, pyriform.
Skin: Pale greenish-yellow, becoming somewhat striped with red or marked by reddish dots.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Flesh, Flavor, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Weidenblättrige Herbstbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:15. 1856. Said to have originated in Württemberg, Ger., about 1830. Tree of medium size. Fruit in clusters, medium large, pyriform, pale greenish-yellow, becoming somewhat striped with red or marked by reddish dots; Sept.

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