Wilde Filzbirne
PearWilde Filzbirne
Origin and History A wild pear reported from Belgium about 1800.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Small, roundish.
Skin: Greenish, becoming yellowish; dotted with gray.
Stem: Long.
Flesh and Flavor: Acid, becoming sweetish.
Quality: Poor.
Season Fall and winter.
Uses May be used for dwarfing.
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)Wilde Filzbirne.
- Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:1. 1856.
A wild pear reported from Belgium about 1800. Fruit small, roundish, greenish, becoming yellowish, dotted with gray; stem long; flesh acid, becoming sweetish; poor; fall and winter. May be used for dwarfing.