Welsche Bratbirne

Pear

Welsche Bratbirne

Origin & History

A perry pear of first rank, said to have originated in Württemberg about 1823. First documented in Dochnahl's Fuhr. Obstkunde (1856) and subsequently detailed in Loschnig's Mostbirnen (1913).

Tree

A very late yet regular and productive bearer.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish-oval to turbinate.

Color & Surface: Whitish, splotched with yellowish-green, covered with numerous fine russet dots.

Calyx: Large, open, star-shaped.

Stem: Medium, rather stout, set in a small cavity as though stuck into the fruit.

Flesh & Flavor: Greenish-white, granular, slightly firm, juicy, sweet.

Season

Last of September and October.

Uses

Perry pear (suitable for perry production).

Subtypes & Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

View original book sources (1)

Welsche Bratbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:2. 1856. 2. Loschnig Mostbirnen 26, fig. 1913. A perry pear of first rank which is said to have originated in Wurttemberg about 1823. Tree a very late yet regular and productive bearer. Fruit medium, roundish-oval to turbinate, whitish, splotched with yellowish-green, covered with numerous fine russet dots; calyx large, open, star-shaped; stem medium, rather stout, set in a small cavity as though stuck into the fruit; flesh greenish-white, granular, slightly firm, juicy, sweet; last of Sept. and Oct.

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