Winterliebesbirne
PearWinterliebesbirne
Origin/History
Of German origin. Also known as Kirschbirnen or Church Pear. Referenced in Mathieu Nom. Pom. (1889) as Poire d'Amour d'Hiver and illustrated in Mas Pom. Gen. (1880).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Small or nearly medium. Conic or globular-conic, sometimes short and sometimes long.
Skin: Thick, firm, rough. Initial color water-green with numerous and conspicuous brown dots. Changing to pale yellow, covered over a large area of the side next the sun with a vivid currant red on the central part and more brown on the borders.
Flesh and Flavor: White, coarse, breaking, a little gritty around the core. Juice sufficient in quantity, sweet, vinous, and musky.
Season
October and November.
Uses
Good for kitchen purposes. Keeps a long time.
Subtypes/Variants
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)Winterliebesbirne.
- Mathieu Nom. Pom. 301. 1889. Poire d'Amour d'Hiver. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 6:15, fig. 392. 1880.
This pear is of German origin and bears also the name of Kirschbirnen or Church Pear. Fruit small or nearly medium, conic or globular-conic, sometimes short and sometimes long; skin thick, firm, rough, water-green with numerous and conspicuous brown dots; changing to pale yellow covered over a large area of the side next the sun with a vivid currant red on the central part and more brown on the borders; flesh white, coarse, breaking, a little gritty around the core, juice sufficient in quantity and sweet, vinous and musky; good for kitchen purposes and keeps a long time; Oct. and Nov.