Wilde Holzbirne

Pear

Wilde Holzbirne

Origin/History: Reported as wild and widely disseminated as early as 1641. Its seedlings are said to sometimes be used for grafting stocks.

Tree: Very large and productive.

Fruit:

Size: Small.

Form: Round.

Skin: Green, dotted with light russet.

Seeds: Numerous, dark brown.

Flesh and Flavor: Very acid.

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

Season: October.

Uses: Seedlings used for grafting stocks.

Subtypes/Variants: Not described in source.

Other: Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); original citation: Dochnahl, Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:196 (1856).

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Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Wilde Holzbirne.

i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:196. 1856.

Reported as wild and widely disseminated as early as 1641; its seedlings are said sometimes to be used for stocks. Tree very large and productive. Fruit small, round, green, dotted with light russet; seeds numerous, dark brown; flesh very acid; Oct.

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